The beehive may not be quite the utopian dream it first appears to be (Letters, 9 February). Worker bees need to be so active during the summer months that they typically only survive for about four to six weeks. Drone bees’ longevity is not much better. The lucky ones may get to service the queen, but die as a consequence. Unsurprisingly, the queen fares much better.
Tom Challenor
Ealing, London

So Jim Ratcliffe is sorry for his choice of language use in relation to immigration (Report, 12 February). What about being sorry for his sentiments? Could I suggest that he spends a week as a bed-bound inpatient in a NHS hospital before he makes a judgment about the contribution of immigrants?
Liz Thompson
Oxford

Regarding pillow talk (Letters, 11 February), the late Tommy Cooper once said: “Last night, I dreamed that I ate a ten pound marshmallow. When I woke up the pillow was gone.”
Philip Clarke
Bridgford, Nottinghamshire

On this Valentine’s Day please could you spread the love by not publishing any letters containing the words Trump, Epstein or Farage?
Toby Wood
Peterborough

It’s not really Valentine’s Day unless you’re bobbing about.
Ian and Christine Grieve
Gordon Bennett, Llangollen canal