Sleepy Bumblebee Necklace

The lifecycle of most bumblebees is a dramatic one and short one. Once the entire colony of a bumblebee dies before winter, a newly mated bumblebee queen will fly off in search of a place to hibernate for the winter. Piles of leaves, under bark debris, into loose soil, and sometimes abandoned rodent burrows are where she will crawl into for the winter. All places that are disturbed and destroyed when we do our fall clean ups, or spring clean ups too early in the season when they are still sleeping. Our bumblebees often get raked and leaf blown up when fall clean ups are done and they sometimes do not survive. They are another important reason to leave the leaves. 

This queen found a dead piece of tree bark to sleep in for the winter. The perfect piece that curls up around her and keeps her safe. The pendant itself measures about 3 inches tall and about 1.5 inches wide. This one of a kind pendant was made entirely from sterling silver from scratch. Her fuzzy body and etched wings, tiny bent legs and pretty black eyes, the textured tree bark curled around her, and the stick above her that hangs this piece on a necklace.

This bumblebee queen will come to you on an 18 inch long sterling silver rope chain but if you would rather a different length, send me a message and we can discuss other lengths you would like instead. 

Your one of a kind sleepy bumblebee pendant will be packaged up and mailed off to you within 3-5 business days.