It's also that time of year where I remind you all that bees have tongues! Also tiny toes and knees! Beetrice is probably one of my favorite Pipsqueakery rescue stories. On a particularly warm day in February Beetrice came out of her nest outside and made her way into our house. Our giant bunny, Kaylee, found her first, flipped her over and was batting her around when we found little Beetrice buzzing madly on the floor. While Beetrice wasn't injured it was already far too cold to put a bee back outside because they need to be above a certain temperature to fly. At that point in my life I was actually fairly afraid of bees and at first would only hold her in a fleece blanket. Eventually we developed a bond though and I would feed her off of my hand. Ultimately it turned out Beetrice was an elderly bee and by the time it was safe to release her in the spring her wings had begun to deteriorate because of the aging process. This made it unsafe to release her so she spent her old age in our care. Beetrice taught me to love a species I didn't know I could love and I think that's pretty special. Since it's #GivingTuesday we have a match of $11,400 to meet by midnight. If you're able please consider donating even $1. There are lots of ways to donate including: ❤ Venmo: @ThePipsqueakery ❤ CashApp: $ThePipsqueakery ❤ Zelle: 574-993-2235 ❤ Paypal: [email protected] ❤ Facebook: www.facebook.com/thepipsqueakery and use the donate button ❤️ Paypal GivingFund: bit.ly/PipGivingFund There's no such thing as a donation that's too small just like there's no such thing as a life to small to save! #bee #carpenterbee #nativebee #savethebees https://www.instagram.com/p/CW59zhhjhE8/?utm_medium=tumblr






