Yesterday, I rescued a bumblebee who’s suffering from deformed wing virus and would likely not survive in the wild.

I’ve now gone all out on her little bee sanctuary – fresh flowers, soil, compost, twigs, bark and grass cuttings to nest in. There’s also a sugar water soaked kitchen roll (you can just about see her having a drink from it in the top left corner).

She’s been having a good explore all day and is currently digging a nest underneath the cornflowers in the bottom left corner.

She loves basking in the sunshine when it comes out from behind the clouds and I have been remiss at work as I keep stopping to just watch her go about her beesiness.

by vbloke

24 comments

  2. How am I this invested in the comings and goings of a disabled bumblebee?

  3. I saw your post yesterday, yer a good egg doing this. You’ve made her an air bee & bee.

  5. Congratulations on becoming the world’s first monoapiarist!

  8. Fantastic!. I’m so invested in Belinda now, can you please send me updates? If I’m asking too much just tell me to buzz off!!🤣

  9. Love this, enjoyed it yesterday as well. Good stuff man!!!

  10. This is so sweet OP. We’re invested now, Beelinda might need her own Insta soon 🙂

  12. Thank you for being you for the sake of that bee… and I really needed this today so doubly thank you.

  13. A Beelinda update has made my day 💛🖤💛🖤

  14. The BDS (Bee Distribution System) knew what it was doing.

  17. If she is a queen, then they typically live for about a year. This is really sweet.

  21. Every day is a bonus. These are the days she would not have lived to see. My very best wishes to you both

  22. I feel like I’m playing Where’s Wally. Where’s the bee?

  24. Not to want to want to bring the mood down, but you seem to know a lot about bees. Is this something that could/will shorten a bees life if it has this issue? Is it capable of having a long and fulfilling life in your fantastic air bee and bee? Great work by the way.

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