Yesterday, upon complete excitement that our mango tree was fruiting, we also discovered a bee hive on one of the branches!
In the past, whenever we have had a bee hive, we would call the fire brigade and they would come after dark (bees are less active at night), start a controlled fire, burn the hive, then remove it. A super easy process but also very cool to watch.
At first, I was super excited because Ella Grace loooooooves firemen and I knew she would love getting to meet them, see the truck, watch the process.
Then I realized that I really didn’t want to explain to her that:
a. we would start a fire on purpose
b. we would burn the bees alive
This is my child who gives up prized party pack treasures for the sea turtles and whom we’ve just organized an entire holiday around nature, giving her the opportunity to geek out on her conservation self.
So what does a mama do?
Give her the opportunity to meet her superheroes in person or support her eco-loving mission even though it’s so so much more complicated?
Here’s the hard heart work of Respectful Parenting, it’s not just teaching little ones to respect you, but also respect others, respect themselves, respect the environment.
Never mind being a Child & Family Development Specialist, how would I answer when my Ella Bella asked mama why we burned the bees alive and destroyed their home?
Amazingly, my mom had just heard about MY Bee Savior - Penyelamat Lebah Malaysia so instead of the quick 15 minute fix that would still let me continue with my friend plans that night, we went with the more complicated humane route.
Honey bees are dwindling in numbers and what these amazing volunteer superheroes do is they come and remove the hive, preserving the queen and worker bees, before transporting the entire colony to the Jabatan Pertanian in Serdang where the bees get to live happily ever after. They do this at no cost to the homeowner, bearing the transportation fees, time consumption and getting stung all to preserve instead of destroy.
Holy amazingness.
I want to always always use my platform for good so please go support these amazing superheroes that quietly save the world, one bee at a time and don’t ask for anything back.
If you ever find a bee hive, please consider calling them before you call the fire brigade or exterminate them yourself.
There was also an option to smoke them out but this ensures that they get transferred to a safe place.
The best part is this morning, I could easily explain with pride what happened to the bee hive while she slept but more important to my mama heart, role model kindness, compassion, empathy, resilience.
We got this, little one.
One bee at a time.
❤️
worker bee 在 Elbow - Lost Worker Bee - YouTube 的八卦
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