Feed the bees

[HOGEPH]

Found a rather knackered bee trapped in the office lobby. A serving of sugary water and 5 minutes later the bee was restored to full health and airborne again.

[Nightmare]

nice one!
i love doing that - feels very good when you rescue something you know would have died without your intervention. (though i suspect they may shoot off on a massive sugar rush only to die a few hours later when they come down)

[ReaderScars]

Are you leaving the spoon/sugar out in case it comes back?

[soad]

I'm a tired man. If you find me, give me a glass of wine and I'll perk right up!

[Jasandjules]

Yep, I've done this a few times, it is fantastic when the bees get up and fly off to continue their job.

[Nimby]

Sugar solution is fine but please don't feed bees honey (particularly cheap shop-bought honey "from more than one country") as it can contain pathogens like American or European foul brood spores which they will take back to the hive and infect it.

But as bees only have a foraging life of a few weeks the knackered ones are probably on the way out anyway, unless they have been caught out in rain or a sudden cold spell.

[Simpo Two]

I visited a church recently and saw a bumble bee trapped inside. There were lots of fresh flowers inside and it seemed very healthy, and was flying about quite merrily and visiting some of the flowers to feed. Once it came low enough for me to grab and rescue, but I didn't fancy trying to catch it with bare hands. I tried to usher it out by waving my arms around but no luck; churches are very high. I hope it got out somehow.

[fausTVR]

Last weekend while cruising about I spotted an abandoned house. Parked up, let myself in the open back door to have an explore and there was an exhausted bumble bee on the floor. I wish I'd seen this thread before then, I wanted to help him but he was quickly forgotten as I ventured further in. Come to think of it, what could I have done anyway.

Yup, cool starry bra...

[Simpo Two]

fausTVR said:

Come to think of it, what could I have done anyway.

Put it outside in the sun?

[Flat6er]

The great bee count starts in May

Either on your own via the app or with the kids. It's a good response thing. Teaches kids not to run about terefied of them and we need to look after the bees. We're fked without them

[johnxjsc1985]

Bees what we have at present are not Bees they should have a saddle on them and be winning the Grand National they are huge