I was walking by my kitchen when I spotted an anomaly on a box on my counter: a bee.

What are you doing inside little bee? And where have you been, and what brought you to this particular landing spot? Mysteries. I put a small amount of white sugar in a spoon and filled it with water and offered it to the bee. It was very thirsty and gladly accepted the offering, but wasn’t keen on leaving the box. I put a small puddle of sugar water on the box, then took the box and the bee outside in the shade. I had to run errands, and when I returned home, the bee was gone. iNaturalist folks identified her as a Western honey bee.

Now I have “give me sugar, in water” stuck in my head from the movie Men In Black (1997).