If it's a bumble bee and it’s late in the day or the weather is worsening (dropping below 55°F / 13°C, raining or snowing), you can also potentially keep your bee overnight in a ventilated box. Release your bee the following morning once the sun is up, and offer sugar-water again to give your bee an energetic start to her day!

Sep 30, 2018 · If it’s a big fat queen bumble bee in the spring or fall that looks okay except for being wet, just move her to a sunny place and let her warm up naturally. Bees that get caught out at night or in the rain can recover quickly with just a little warmth.

Mar 11, 2025 · Found a bee on the ground that seems too exhausted to fly? Here’s all you need to know on how to revive tired bees, with the guidance updated for 2025. Our poor bees are in decline. Threatened because of neonicotinoid pesticide usage, habitat loss, and pollution – our fuzzy friends need all the help they can get.

The bumblebee is either sick, too old or too cold to fly. If it is sick or infected with a parasite then I'm afraid there is not much that can be done. However if you find a grounded bumblebee early in the year, just at the start of the first warmer days, then it is probably a queen.

Usually, it will be a bumble bee that got caught in the rain, but you may also have found a honey bee, or even a solitary bee species. What can you do? Please note that if the weather is dry, and the bee is simply motionless on a flower, leave it alone.

Aug 26, 2021 · I just revived a very tired, cold bumble bee that I saw on the patio. I used a wet paper towel with some honey on it: Water and honey! The bee was refuelled and on its way in two minutes.

The bumblebee is either sick, too old or too cold to fly. If it is sick or infected with a parasite then I'm afraid there is not much that can be done. If you find a grounded bumblebee early in the year, just at the start of the first warmer days, then it is probably a queen.

Aug 30, 2023 · So yesterday i found a bumblebee with only one wing on the ground on the way home and I decided to put it on a flowerbush in our garden, but this morning i found it on our lawn, completely exhausted. I decided i wanted to take care of it.

Jul 2, 2022 · There are a few things you can do to save a bee in trouble: The first thing to do when you’ve ascertained a bee needs help is to take it inside. Room temperature is perfect for bees in recovery mode. If the bee is wet and cold, it’s a good idea to make them warmer by putting them on your body, or in a well-ventilated shoebox with a little blanket.