The Most Beeutiful Friendship! 🐝

It’s only appropriate to blog about BeeBee on World Bee Day! Plus, I never want to forget this sweet story. 💕 My 6-year-old daughter befriended a bee. You read that right, a bee! We assume it was a male carpenter bee? It all started when she found him in our yard. Knowing Teaghan, I told her please do not pick up the bee- as it could sting her (obvious parental duty.. am I right??) She asked if I’d take photos of it and she left it alone for the evening. The next morning came… and the bee was still hanging out in our yard! She didn’t want to do her writing for “homeschool” so I suggested she go sit with the bee and write outside in the beautiful weather.. which she gladly did! ✏️ 🌞

I don’t know what went down outside during writing time, but the next thing I know she’s bringing it inside on a stick. 🤦🏻‍♀️ She pleaded with me that “he liked her” and she wasn’t worried about possibly getting stung. He hung out that morning on the table while the girls did their school work.. totally normal🤨. That afternoon, “Beebee” went missing… flying around in. the. house. 😳 We finally found it a few hours later near a window. I’m honestly not sure at what point Teaghan decided to go in for the bare hand hold. Butttt she did. She went there, without fear.

She was hooked. Best friend bracelets and all. No turning back now. And who were we to stop this friendship? So my husband and I totally let her do her thing. (last week it was a snake sooo I’ll take a bee.. I guess??) I could tell how intrigued she was.. watching it, talking to it, showing it around. Placing it gently on flowers to eat. Using pipettes to put sugar water on flowers. Seriously the cutest thing ever. What bee let’s someone hold it like that?? And doesn’t fly away??

She ended up taking her castle out of her room and making it a little home outside. If it wasn’t already a Queen Bee- it was at our house. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 👑 Every evening she made sure to leave it outside in case it wanted to leave or fly away.

And first thing each morning, she would go out back, scoop it up and they would start their day. For nearly 6 days (I initially thought 5 but I was losing track of days- quarantine life😏) she took it everywhere. In the car. To the beach. On bike rides (5 miles to be exact and it rode on her hand the entire time 🤣 🚲) She took it with her when we visited our “secret garden” and they cozied up and watched movies together on the couch. I have never.. 🤦🏻‍♀️

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Beebee does Mother’s Day.

A Mother’s Day I’ll never forget, having an extra guest for breakfast. 🥞 🐝

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Beebee does Homeschool.

Of course we are “homeschooling” so I took the opportunity to completely scratch any and all plans and go with the only thing she was currently interested in- Beebee. We read bee related stories and books (he made the best reading buddy!) I pulled out her bee puzzle. We looked up differences between the various types of bees. We did art based around honeycomb. And I made a quick little math game.. which ironically worked out because she can never remember what a hexagon is called- bet she’ll never forget now. 🙃 She was much more engaged so it was a win/win!

Reading 📖

Math: Fill the Honeycomb 🍯 🐝

Process Art 🖌

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Mourning the loss of Beebee

Teaghan came to me breathless last Tuesday afternoon holding Beebee saying he wasn’t moving. I held him (for the first time 😬) and he was, but not like usual. We took him out to our lavender flowers and put him on one. He then seemed to have perked up, so I was hopeful. After 20 min or so, he completely stopped moving and eventually died. Devastated is not even the word for Teaghan at this point. I went back outside later and found her laying beside him and oh my- talk about water works. Here I am crying over a bee. 🥺She has the most genuine, pure, loving heart- a true angel on earth. She even asked the neighbors to keep BeeBee in their prayers. 😭

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So many people have reached out asking about Teaghan and this sweet story. From dropping off painted rocks, to bee necklaces, to sending lavender seeds to plant – we thank you! 🥰❤️ ❤️