Bees

 Bees

Bees have just been declared the most important beings on earth.  We are running out of bees and there is great potential to see how much we depend on them if the situation gets any worse.

I'm intrigued by bees.  Sometimes I think I would like to have bee boxes.  I'm not interested in the honey but I am interested in helping them thrive.

I've been bitten by bees a couple of times. Once, a bee got caught between my cheek and my eye glasses and chewed me up a little.  It stung but I survived.  And the puffiness subsided after a few days.

I got bitten in the finger and my finger swelled up to the size of a pickle.  Not knowing what to do, I took a photo of my finger and put it on Facebook, asking for advise.  I got lots of suggestions of home remedies.  And I panicked when my medical doctor friend wrote, GET TO A MEDICAL FACILITY NOW!!!.  By the time she posted this, I had started medicating myself and the swelling had gone down so she reminded this mandate.  And I am fine.

Maybe I'll just keep a garden on my balcony and leave the bees alone.