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I would keep any wet bees you find in the evenings somewhere warmer overnight, closer to our indoor temperatures, making sure that sugar-water is accessible (but not easy to fall into and get sticky accidentally), and see if that improves their outcomes. Some will simply have spent too long in the water though, and if chlorine is involved, that will also make their recovery less likely.

I'd definitely wait until morning to release your bee, since it'll be too cold and dark tonight for your honey bee to make it back to her hive. Once the day starts warming up, offer a few drops of sugar water again, so that she has plenty of energy to begin her day, and release her just outdoors, ideally letting her "bathe" in direct sunlight for a bit, which'll help her get going again!

She'll settle down with you, so long as her enclosure is somewhere cool. Rather than leaving sugar-water in the enclosure (risking a sticky bee if she stumbles into it), I tend to offer sugar water just occasionally, while supervising the bee. She won't need much if she's cooler and not moving much, but I always like to offer it from time to time, just to ensure they're not hungry. She'll stop extending her tongue if she's full.

It tends to be better to offer sugar water only occasionally, and then remove it so she doesn't get sticky in it while unsupervised. She won't need much (or anything more) while she's cool and inactive. Tomorrow morning though, once it begins warming up, it'd be good to offer more sugar water, before setting her out in direct sun (if there is some) either in her box near some bee-friendly flowers, or gently move her onto a flower (ideally one that's not too high above the ground, as cold bees can tumble off things). It'll likely take her awhile to warm up and get going (it can take several hours), but a warm day (and being dry) sounds like all she needs to get buzzing again!

In terms of enticing him to eat, all I can think to do beyond what you may have done, is to try putting some drops of sugar water on a freshly cut flower (something bee-friendly with no pesticides, ideally a type of flower you've seen other carpenter bees visit). I've found touching a tiny drop of the sugar-water to the tip of one antenna helps some bees figure out they're being offered food. But most bees seem to lap it up instinctively if it's within reach, so there might well be something else going on, like coming to the end of his natural life and so simply not wishing to eat.

64 degrees is plenty warm enough for her at this time of year, so definitely try to release her tomorrow. Wait until the day starts warming up properly though. Gently put her on some flowers (ideally where you've seen bees before) in the direct sunlight once the day has started warming (above 55 or so). Or simply place her box open out in the sun, near a patch of flowers, with a drop of sugar water right near her head (just a very tiny drop, as they're super-clumsy when they're cold, and having a sticky bee on top of everything else just complicates things). One other "trick" is to warm her box up indoors first (just in a warm room, not too near a heat source), until she starts moving around a bit, and then place her outdoors in the sun near flowers once the day is warming up.

Hi Elsie, mainly I wanted to thank you for your wonderful site and information. It has helped me save many bees this year from peril. 2 of them just this morning and 1 from drowning yesterday. One bee was in the house walking towards my cat and the other dropped from a sunflower to the deck floor and was not moving at all. I quickly got them going with your sugar water trick. How fascinating to watch their revival!

It seems strange that these wasps are doing poorly, so near to the sugar water feeders. It seems like a bad sign, since they'd be able to have had a quick sugar water drink so easily by going to the feeders. I don't like to jump to conclusions, but it's possible if you're finding them twitching and dying, that they've been exposed to pesticides.

I found a bee stumbling around in the grass. It use unable to fly but was budding it's wings well enough. It couldn't fit tho and was just walking super fast dropping off of any elevated platform. I scooped her (?) up to give her some rest. Have her hummingbird nectar we have (fresh) and water, She loved the nectar and drinks off my finger. It is the next morning butt still no flight. She actually seems to prefer just sitting on my hand it my shirt and cleans herself often. Her bum wiggles around, I assume cleaning her legs. Now in in love with her lol. I need her to be okay. Any advice outer know what may be going on with her?

I don't wish to raise the specter of pesticides when other causes may explain what you're seeing, but I will suggest it as another possibility here. I used to live in rural Oregon, and all our wild bees were so healthy and happy there. After wildfire, I relocated to an urban area in California (to be with family), and I'm seeing many more problems in this area, somewhat similar to what you're seeing. There were a few days the other week where it felt as though dead and dying bees were raining down from the sky (I found sixteen in an hour I believe). All were acting as though they were cold (barely moving, tilting to one side, not trying to fly), and yet it was warm out. Most died within minutes, but a few weren't as badly affected, and for those I administered plentiful sugar-water and kept them overnight, since they clearly weren't going anywhere under their own power. In the warm sunlight of the following mornings, these bees all departed, seemingly alright, but to me the signs point to acute pesticide poisoning (some simply weren't as exposed as others, and perhaps I managed to flush their little systems, I don't know).

Yes, I'd try releasing your bee when it stops raining, even though 50°F is a bit cold. I'm guessing your bee was wet from being in the ant moat (and rain)? Ideally put the bee box somewhere indoors where it'll be able to dry and warm up a bit. Hopefully the sun will come out after your rain stops, and then you can put your bee (either in its box, or placed on a bee-friendly flower) somewhere in the sunlight to finish drying and warming up. It might take a little time to get going, but so long as your bee is warmed up (with a bit of sugar-water as a boost if it wishes), it should be able to fly off and continue on its day!

It's sort of up to you... your bee is already better off, and having been "charged up" with warmth and sugar-water, it might well make it back to wherever it was going. They can fly in light rain, it's just harder for them.

Thank you so much for your reply yesterday! I have a new dilemma today for the same bee. She is still alive, I've moved her to a cooler location. Today's issue is that our efforts to make sure she has safe access to sugar water have led to some sticky spots in her box, which she got stuck on! Is there a way to "wash" her, to get rid of the excess stickiness?

What I've advised others (and had positive feedback on) is carefully dropping just-slightly-warmer-than-room-temperature water on the sticky spots... not too much, your aim is to moisten and dilute the stickiness. If you have a clean dropper, that's helpful. You'll want to warm her up afterwards too, so that she can dry off. Once she's warmer, she'll also most likely begin cleaning herself, removing any last sticky residue loosened by the water.

If the sticky spots aren't on her wings, it's of less concern, by the way. But if there are any spots on her wings, it's important to dilute that dried sugar-water so that she can freely move her wings. You'll probably want to have her in a room where it's warm while you're doing this, as it takes them a little time to warm up, so even with her box open, a still-cold bee isn't going anywhere.

If you have better weather on the horizon soon, you might consider keeping her indoors in a cool room in her enclosure, since she's safe with you, and she'd otherwise simply be sheltering outdoors, immovably cold (which would make her easy prey, were she found). She'll drink if she's hungry, so occasionally offer sugar-water, but don't leave it in her enclosure (so she doesn't clumsily get sticky while you're not looking, and also so as not to attract ants).

Once you have a warmer day, move her enclosure into a warmer room, and offer more sugar-water to give her an energy boost. Ideally, your warm day will come with sun, and you'll be able to place her box in direct sun, near some bee flowers. It may still take her awhile (a few hours) to warm up and get going that day (placing her gently on a flower is a good option too once the day is warming up).

I hope your bee feels good by morning! Keep in mind that a cold bee can look a great deal like a lifeless bee. Warm your bee up in the morning and offer more sugar-water. Don't be surprised if it takes your bee a while to get going, with false starts and more clumsiness.

Hopefully the morning brings some warmth and sunlight! Even if it's not all that warm or sunny, you can give your bee an extra boost of warmth and sugar-water in the morning to help it get going again. I wish you both all the best ? 2b1af7f3a8