she drinks some water from my index finger, stinger ready her black eyes Bees like me and I like bees. This one drank from a drop of water on my index finger. During a early fall cold snap I discovered a bee on our outside table. She was not moving and I supposed she was dead. Still, I picked her up and held her gently in my cupped hands. I blew warm air on her gently and she slowly started to move. She stood, engaged her wings, briefly looked up at me, and flew away.