tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post8676907797691108159..comments2023-12-27T17:26:35.546+00:00Comments on A Smaller and Simpler Life: Magnolias and BeesSue http://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-15230825426484680942019-07-25T14:57:37.462+01:002019-07-25T14:57:37.462+01:00It's just a thing of mine looking down when I ...It's just a thing of mine looking down when I wander, especially when I'm deep in thought ... that's the only reason he didn't get trodden on. Far better to rescue one than flatten it ;-)Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-41790708236840943422019-07-25T11:16:36.303+01:002019-07-25T11:16:36.303+01:00Well done on the bee rescue, they do need our help...Well done on the bee rescue, they do need our help sometimes, no matter how hard we are trying to save money, I will always buy flowers for the garden to keep the birds, bees and insects coming in, they do need our help with all their habitats being destroyed. xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-90958800084634479402019-07-25T11:04:54.583+01:002019-07-25T11:04:54.583+01:00They do so much for us, it's only fair to help...They do so much for us, it's only fair to help. <br /><br />Second good deed of the day two minutes later was to rescue three black beetles from the sheeps water trough, and then I inserted a branch so that any more that fall in can climb out. Alan goes round removing my 'bridges and ramps' I go back round putting them in :-)Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-57027968905250484782019-07-25T11:02:57.555+01:002019-07-25T11:02:57.555+01:00I've blogged about doing this for years, (most...I've blogged about doing this for years, (most recently here .. https://asmallerlifelivingsimply.blogspot.com/2018/04/to-rescue.html) and it really works. <br /><br />But in the middle of a paddock with no spoon or sugar to hand I did as nature would have wanted and got my little fuzzy friend a nice fresh flower he could reach. It was enough to get him on his way :-)Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-34040388326569382182019-07-25T10:54:10.254+01:002019-07-25T10:54:10.254+01:00I have read that if you find a dozy bee indoors, m...I have read that if you find a dozy bee indoors, make a small amount of sugar syrup, one part sugar to 2 of water, just on a spoon left nearby,so it can get enough energy to get back to where it needs to bee ( pun intended ) :) Isn't nature a wonderful thing, it lifts the soul !Chrissiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609459363474953670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-77723659245741640232019-07-25T10:42:39.828+01:002019-07-25T10:42:39.828+01:00I love helping our fuzzy friends out when they req...I love helping our fuzzy friends out when they require sustenance. You did a good deed. Living Alone in Your 60'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848266282669835475noreply@blogger.com