January 22, 2026 at 2:50 am

An Injured Bumblebee Followed A Woman Home, So She Nursed Her Back To Health And Now The Bee Is Thriving

by Matthew Gilligan

a bee enjoying flowers

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This is the kind of wholesome story you need in your life today, people!

A woman named Katharina showed viewers how she jumped into action and made a new friend when she taking a walk out in nature one day.

bee on a person's shoe

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Katharina explained that the bumblebee started following her when she was walking down a country road.

She realized that the bee was looking for flowers and was hungry.

Katharina gave the bee a flower and noticed that it only had one wing and couldn’t fly anymore.

bee drinking some water

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Katharina took the bee in as a pet and made a shelter for her.

She updated viewers three weeks later and said that the bee was doing well and she gives it fresh flowers every day.

You love to see it!

bee enjoying some flowers

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Take a look at the video.

And here’s how viewers reacted.

This viewer loved it!

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Another individual shared their thoughts.

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And this TikTokker spoke up.

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This is a beautiful reminder of how we should try to look after every creature we encounter!

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