Beekeeping Made Simple
I decided to start beekeeping. I wanted to start small, so I just got one.
Not one hive, one bee. A very good bee, though.
I was in the swimming pool and I saw her and bobbed over to check her out. There are often bees in the pool. Most are dead. She was very much alive and was frantically spinning around on her back.
I fetched a toy that a child had left on the pool deck- one of those weighted things that kids dive down to retrieve from the bottom of the pool. It looked like a tiny orange bucket with blue rubber wings. I scooped up the bee and sat her on the pool deck to dry.
She clung to the tiny bucket. I blew on her wings to dry them. At the end of my workout and shower, she was still just clinging there, looking quite dry. I realized her ordeal in the water may have used up all her energy. By then, it was almost dark and the flowers were closed, so I gently carried the bee back to Gladis and sat her, still on the toy, on the hood.
I went and fetched a little wooden knife and daubed honey on it. I presented it to her and she eagerly stuck her mouth into the honey and drank and drank and drank. I removed my glasses to watch her.
When I went inside, she was still drinking. I thought she might be too damaged to last the night, but I was glad to give her one last fabulous meal.
I looked out in the morning and she was still there. It was very early. But then when I checked in another couple hours, she was gone.
I don’t know why I went to all the trouble and got invested so much in this one tiny bee. The world seems so crazy and out of control that it was good to focus on one small thing.
What is your one small thing this week?
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Suebob's Red Stapler 
This is so sweet-no pun intended- that it made me tear up.
Thank you for taking care of one, small thing.
Thank you, dear Kyle.
This is so sweet-no pun intended- that it made me tear up.
Thank you for taking care of one, small thing.
Tears here. That thing you do, taking care of other living things. You are a blessing to the world.
Aw. You too.
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On Sun, Aug 15, 2021 at 3:59 PM Suebob’s Red Stapler wrote:
> Suebob posted: ” I decided to start beekeeping. I wanted to start small, > so I just got one. Not one hive, one bee. A very good bee, though. I was in > the swimming pool and I saw him and went to check him out. There are often > bees in the pool. Most are dead. He w” >
Thank you, Gail.
I must be having an eye leaking day, because this story made tears flow down my cheeks. Thank you for saving the bees, one bee at a time.
LOL Shows you what I know – I thought it was funnier than poignant. But it was a very, very good bee.
Good morning, and Happy Monday! I’m already keeping a bunch of desert cottontails supplied with carrots and lettuce so that doesn’t count. I’ll be on the lookout today for an opportunity to make a tiny difference in the overwhelming chaos of the world.
Hugs,
Carolyn
Oh, nice. I love little bunnies. Maybe I will take some snacks over to the pool – we have a bunny in the bushes there.
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My one small thing is this week is spending more time loving on my dog, Scamp. Pets always keep things simple.
Thanks for being so kind to the bee. Have an awesome week yourself! 😎