Interesting Event With Bees (true story)

[Catherine]

I think my grandmother taught me whatever it is that she had. I am calm around bees (and other insects) and I never have trouble with them.

I don't have trouble with the wasps either. Years ago I was eating outside and a wasp kept buzzing around me. So I poured out a few drops of my sweet juice and the wasp drank it. Then I cut off a tiny piece of my meat and held it out and the wasp took it from me. It was pretty funny if you think about it. I am trying to give a piece of food to a tiny creature that is buzzing in front of me. It was hard to hold my hand still enough and it was hard for the wasp to take something from my hand.
The wasps and I have had a special relationship ever since. If they want a taste of my food all they have to do is ask.

I had a wasp on my back against my skin. I didn't know it was there. When I leaned back, it just gave me a little pinch so I wouldn't crush it. It didn't sting me. It must have pinched me with its mouth because there was a faint red mark. As soon as I leaned forward the wasp took off, but it wasn't mad at me. It still hung around. I think I have some kind of bond with the insects in my garden, but especially my bees and wasps.