Saved a Bumble bee

[Headfry]

There it was poor little mite, trapped in my cats water bowl...... A huge Bumble Bee - absolutely exhausted and soaking wet, almost dead'ed so I placed her on a piece of kitchen roll with a pink primrose flower and added a dob of my 'girls' honey and placed a roomy salad bowl over her! next to the stove she soon dried out and sucked up the honey with great gusto. I could see her rapidly beating her wings as if to get some heat going through her. Lifted the bowl and she started to fly. gently I popped her in a warm tea towel (idea being to put in the garden and prop open a corner so she could fly away when she was ready, this way she should not get cold to quickly) I took her outside- it was only 4deg this morning hence the warm tea towel idea. Well she flew out straight away hovered in front of me a while then started to spiral upwards and away.
HEAVEN - a happy headfry hope she makes it ok

Sometimes its the simple things.......

[Pumpkin Becki]

How lovely! Sounds like she was a Queen, HF. Did she look otherwise healthy. I always have a quick look for signs of mites.

I had to rescue a great big man from a Queen Bumble very recently, she'd got into the building and was trying to get out of a non-opening window. He was having hysterics! I picked up a sheet of paper, let her crawl onto it, carried her to the door, and off she went. I turned to the man and said 'and that's how you rescue a Bumble Bee'. He sloped off looking very embarrassed!!

[shirlthegirl43]

What a lovely tale HF. I always get stressed when bumble bees get stuck in our porch coz they never want to get on my sheet of paper

[Headfry]

Shirl - I often use a soft clean duster and gently - very - grab them!
PB - She looked in great form when released, but a real goner before hand.
She made my day! as I say - for me its the simple things.

[Nicos]

Well done! no wonder you feel so good!

[HeyWayne]

Brilliant! Just brilliant.

Thanks for sharing that HF - a really nice warming story full of care. You are amazing.

[weekendwellies]

Well done you. Happiness is in the small things