Between reasons, between scenes

[sovay]

This afternoon I had a bee caught in my hair. It was an extremely loud experience, like a tiny panicked turbine in my ear. When finally freed, it immediately entangled itself in my mother's hair. Once disentangled, it flew into the car. Banging out of the car, it buzzed back into my hair. Then back into my mother's. Then it clung to her jacket from which I was able to coax it away with a head of white clover for about fifteen seconds before it reattached itself to the jacket, which we abandoned over the railing of the porch in order to escape inside before the bee started on its rounds of hairdressing again. We have no idea what was attracting it. Please enjoy this much less aggressively local turkey which I passed en route to my mother's to help with household chores.

Comments

[asakiyume]

OMG what a tale! Are you and your mom using a shampoo that's a bee aphrodisiac? ... I mean, evidence says yes even if the container refuses to tout its bee-enchanting abilities. The poor snubbed clover is crying its eyes out!

The turkey has the dignity of one who has never been subjected to the confused amorous attentions of a bee.

[chanter1944]

... :( Now I want to hug the clover! How about this. Two other bees, far less confused, and a visiting flutterby made its day later.

[asakiyume]

Oh yes: much better. Thank you for rescuing the clover!

[chanter1944]

Sorry to hijack the comment. I've reacted that way since I was tiny; objects/beings anthropomorphized as being miserable in some way has always gotten to me. Don't know why.

[asakiyume]

I TOTALLY get it. So do I, so do my kids! I really am glad you gave the clover a happy ending!

[sovay]

Are you and your mom using a shampoo that's a bee aphrodisiac?

Not as far as we know! It's two different shampoos! And her jacket doesn't shower!

The turkey has the dignity of one who has never been subjected to the confused amorous attentions of a bee.

Maybe the bee will be less clumsy in making friends with it.

[yarrowkat]

bees adore lemon balm - i offer this in case it helps identify the cause of the bee's confusion

[sovay]

bees adore lemon balm - i offer this in case it helps identify the cause of the bee's confusion

I don't think I have any lemon balm in my life, but I do hold a microwaveable heating pad against my face at regular intervals that's full of things like cinnamon, chamomile, lemongrass, peppermint, willow, and yarrow, if those also interest bees.

[yarrowkat]

Several of those are delightful to bees, especially lemongrass!

[sovay]

Several of those are delightful to bees, especially lemongrass!

Thank you for quite possibly clearing up this mystery!

[yarrowkat]

you're very welcome! lemongrass smells similar to the queen bee, and is used to lure swarms when a beekeeper needs to move them.