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[asim]

Two days ago I was looking for bumblebees and I had spent all winter figuring out the best way to raise them in captivity. So all I am finding are carpenter bees I started to think that I would not catch a queen this year. But at the random location (walking home from school) I see one walking across the sidewalk I caught her and realized she could barely fly an inch of the ground. I brought her home and put her in the habitat suggested online by multiple scientists. Specifically I used the book "befriending bumblebees" it was useful.

This is her habitat
And her

[asim]

She looks very cute 🥰🥰 when she drinks honey with her tiny tongue

[asim]

Her food is powdered pollen mixed with honey water and I put a ball of pollen in there for her to lay eggs on as said by most sources.

[antsriondel]

Wow this is awesome! Hope that she can start a successful colony!

[asim]

This queen is doing amazing!!! She drank honey of off my finger without stinging me. She also built tunnels in the cotton. She also sits on top of the pollen ball which is a sign that she laid eggs.


A funny thing is that my friend bet on chips and if my bumble bee dies within a week I give her a packet of chips but is the queen survived this week she gives me a packet of chips.

[Flu1d]

This is really cool, I look forward to seeing the updates.

[asim]

I released the queen because she broke her pollen ball and had been restless I will try again next year.

[ANTdrew]

You made the right choice.