Tired bee

Saw this one on it's back - it was struggling to get up so I mixed up some sugar water and let it enjoy. A few moments later it was happily walking around, licking my finger and then flew off to a nearby flower. Thought I'd give it a little stroke before leaving it in peace. It probably thought ' Who's this idiot stroking me, I'm trying to collect pollen!'

What can I say, I like bees... :)

comments (8)

RMFelix

Lion

Beautiful! :) Cheers* Posted 9 years ago
1. Stuart
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks :) glad you liked it. Put a smile on my face, probably the most worthwhile thing I've done all week! Posted 9 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

I can totally relate to this. Recently found one that was exhausted, gave it some water and let it rest. When it somewhat recovered, I put it in a safe place in the sun. I like to kid myself in thinking that it appreciated my help, deep down knowing 100% sure that an insect brain cannot comprehend it. Another thought is that perhaps I could have made things worse. I once read that if you outplace an insect too far from its own spot, it is basically doomed.

It's like talking to pets. They cant understand a word you're saying, but it feels useful still. Posted 9 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

And to add to this, if you can empathize with an insect like this, you sure have your heart in the right place! Posted 9 years ago

englishindiangirl

Lion

Beautiful! I try to feed a little sugar water as well,but I've never tried stroking a bee! Posted 9 years ago
1. Stuart
  
  Lion
  
  I can highly recommend it - especially if the bee is in need of a little help. I've found it best to let them make the first move and crawl on to you rather than a colleague of mine who tried to pick one up (he didn't want it getting run over on the road). It repaid him by stinging him, oops! Posted 9 years ago
2. 1. englishindiangirl
    
    Lion
    
    Do bumble bees sting? Posted 9 years ago
  2. 1. Stuart
      
      Lion
      
      I'm not sure to be honest, the one that stung my colleague was a red tailed bumblebee. Posted 9 years ago

The Tree Bumble Bee

The tree bumblebee or new garden bumblebee is a species of bumblebee common on the European continent and parts of Asia. It has recently spread to United Kingdom and Iceland.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants

Species identified by Stuart