‘I could watch her for hours’: the woman who rescued a bee and created a buzz
Gilly McArthur, an author, rescued an injured bumblebee and gained global attention after sharing their bond on social media. The story highlights a collective human desire for connection with nature during times of global instability.
Why it matters
It illustrates how small, authentic acts of kindness can resonate globally and provide emotional grounding in a digital, high-stress world.
Gilly McArthur in an Instagram video with Phoebee. Photograph: Instagram/@gillymcarthur Gilly McArthur in an Instagram video with Phoebee. Photograph: Instagram/@gillymcarthur UK news ‘I could watch her for hours’: the woman who rescued a bee and created a buzz After bringing injured queen Phoebee home in July, Gilly McArthur expected her soon to die, but she’s bumbling on
Prefer the Guardian on Google Fifty-two days ago, Phoebee was lying by the side of a road in the blistering sun with a broken wing. Today, she’s clambering up the arm of Gilly McArthur, around the nape of her neck and disappearing into her hair.
“I couldn’t leave her by the roadside,” McArthur says. “So I bought her home and made her a bed of flowers. I thought she’d be dead in a day or so.”
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