I decided to make him an energy drink and it worked.
I fed sugar water through a sponge and it worked beautifully
If you do want to leave sugar water out for bees make sure you follow a recommend ‘recipe’ – brown sugar gives them diarrhea!
Friday, August 21
Lucozade for Bees
I found a beautiful large bumble bee resting on my potting table today.
I decided to make him an energy drink and it worked.
I fed sugar water through a sponge and it worked beautifully
If you do want to leave sugar water out for bees make sure you follow a recommend ‘recipe’ – brown sugar gives them diarrhea!
I decided to make him an energy drink and it worked.
I fed sugar water through a sponge and it worked beautifully
If you do want to leave sugar water out for bees make sure you follow a recommend ‘recipe’ – brown sugar gives them diarrhea!
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I did the same yesterday with a massive bumble bee, he was knackered! one wiff of my white sugar and water and after a few minutes he was off!
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Lyn
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i've been looking for weary bees to help since i heard about the sugar and water remedy on the radio a few days ago. our bees all seem to be energy fueled though for now. love your sponge trick! Xx
ReplyDeleteWell! You learn something new everyday! What a useful tip!
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