The Bumbledom Three

Bizzy, Buzzy, and Boozy are honey bees. They have been for as long as they can remember. These three comrades often pollenate flowers together and at one time, were considered the greatest makers of honey in all of Bumbledom. One bee, who wishes to remain nameless, even called them the saviors of honey. Other bees haven’t been so kind in the verbage used to describe these three special bees. Some refer to them as disillusioned dreamers, while others think of them as reckless and a danger to the future of bees everywhere. Neither side is wrong. 

There have been questions surfacing about the unusual methods these bees have used to gather nectar and make honey. Now, nobody can argue with their successful results, but one must stop and wonder, at what cost does their greatness become not so great?

To help you fully grasp the wealth and damage of the Bumbledom Three, we have to go back in time and witness the journey of these unusual beepanions. 

The brains and leader of the bunch is Bizzy, the black sheep of the hive. He was responsible for the Battle For Pots Disaster of the previous summer. Bizzy had the unique idea to orchestrate bee invasions into human homes, in order to get nectar from potted flowers. Everyone was for this wild idea, especially since a draught had left Bumbledom with few flowers to work with. That summer, Bumbledom produced more honey than they ever thought possible. 

Unfortunately, more than half of the colony was wiped out due to unforeseen household hazards. Several bees were stepped on, spat at, sneezed on, and destroyed by animals of the feline variety. Bizzy’s left wing was even smashed in a human’s attempt to kill him with a fly swatter. Not a bee swatter, but a fly swatter. It was embarrassing to say the least. 

To add insult to injury, the Queen Bee, Beeyonce, banished Bizzy from the hive. She said that his plan had caused more harm than good. It would take a miracle for the colony to survive this catastrophe. Bizzy tried to explain that with some reworking of the plan he could help the colony rebuild. They already had enough honey to last through the summer. Queen Beeyonce shook her head disapprovingly. Sure they had plenty of honey, but hardly anyone was left to enjoy it. The Queen had made up her mind. Bizzy would have to buzz elsewhere from here on out. 

The threesomes’ warrior, protector, and at times bully is known as Buzzy, a Herculean bee who can crush a boulder just by looking at it. He was Queen Beeyonce’s favorite male companion and somewhat of a celebrity around Bumbledom. Wherever he walked, flew, napped, ate, and baked, swarms of bees were there chanting his name. It got to the point where none of the bees were doing their jobs. They just wanted to be near Buzzy all the time. As a result, the Queen passed a law making it illegal to be within six inches of Buzzy and his name was not to be chanted or it could mean banishment from the colony. Naturally this only increased Buzzy’s coolness level. 

It seemed like Buzzy was destined to go down in history as the most popular bee ever to live in Bumbledom. That is, until rumors circulated that he was sleeping around with the queen bee from Bizzmark, a neighboring bee colony. Nothing was ever proven however, Buzzy was noticeably absent during the Battle For Pots Disaster. The rumors damaged Queen Beeyonce’s trust in Buzzy and he too was banished from Bumbledom the previous summer. Buzzy tried to explain to the Queen that his buzzer only buzzed for her bazzlenator, but it was no use. The Queen had made up her mind. Buzzy would have to buzz elsewhere from here on out. 

Lastly, there is Boozy, the often inebriated one. Boozy’s talent is the uncanny ability to suck the utmost amount of nectar from a flower in the quickest amount of time. He has won Bumbledom’s Top Sucker award three years in a row. His downfall, tragically, is he also likes to suck a bit too much of his homemade moonshiner honey. This causes him to be loopy most of the time and may explain why he continually flies upside down and directly into trees at full speed. It’s amazing that he has survived as long as he has. 

After The Battle For Pots Disaster, Boozy inadvertently knocked down the colonies’ central hive, destroying most of the honey that was gathered from the infamous mission. The Queen was infuriated with Boozy, yet she decided not to exile him because she had already banished Bizzy and Buzzy. With a third banishment, she might be seen in an unfavorable light by her fellow bees. Besides, Queen Beeyonce thought he was the funniest bee in all of Bumbledom. He might be able to lift the saddened bees’ spirits. For that reason, and that reason alone, she decided to keep him around. Boozy would be allowed to buzz in Bumbledom for the time being.

The following summer is shaping up to be even more challenging than the previous one. Bumbledom’s field of flowers were destroyed by large menacing flower munching machines. In their place rose a hideous concrete box known as a supermarket. Queen Beeyonce was frazzled more than last summer. She didn’t want her bees to starve. Surely, they couldn’t stroll into this “supermarket” and pick food willy nilly. Their future looked bleak. As Queen, she would have to think of something fast. Her bee buddies depended on her. She didn’t want them to be buzzed off forever.

Suddenly, it struck her like lightning strikes a balloon floating in its general direction. BIZZY was the only one who could help them. BIZZY sorta saved them the previous summer. Well... that is if you ignore the mass bee deaths. Besides that minor detail, Bumbledom did have more honey than ever before. Queen Beeyonce had made up her mind. Bizzy would return and save the colony. He just didn’t know it yet. 

The Queen quickly called upon Boozy, who was recently promoted to her new favorite male companion, and sent him on a quest to find Bizzy. If he succeeded, she would reward him with a kiss and some royal jelly from her private stock. If he failed, then he would most likely get killed trying to find Bizzy and the colony would perish. She assured Boozy that there was no pressure.

Boozy, with all odds against him, flew upside down over a highway, through a cave filled with candy, around a lagoon, and back over another highway to get to Bizzmark. Now to any ordinary bee, this journey would have been a simple four minute fly north. For Bizzy, it took four hours. Nevertheless, he made it and found Bizzy lounging like a king. All the bees bathed in waterfalls of honey in Bizzmark. It was a paradise. 

Boozy explained to Bizzy about the heartbreaking situation back in Bumbledom. Bizzy was skeptical to help, then decided he couldn’t let a whole colony starve. He agreed to go back with Boozy however, he insisted that Buzzy come with them. This made Boozy nervous. Queen Beeyonce had a very public and nastily worded send off for Buzzy. She only sent him to get Bizzy. The Queen never mentioned Buzzy. Things were getting so confusing that Boozy’s head felt like it was spinning. Boozy told Bizzy that he didn’t like that idea. 

Bizzy wouldn’t let it go though. He insisted that his best friend flies back with him, or he would refuse to return. Boozy took out his little bee flask, took a couple sips of moonshiner honey, then loopily declared that it sounded like a beautyfull plan.

Bizzy buzzed over to Buzzy and asked him to travel with him and Boozy back to Bumbledom. The colony was in danger! Buzzy gloomily shook his head. He said he could never return to a place that caused him so much pain. His heart was broken by Queen Beeyonce. It would take an apology from her to get him to ever consider budging from Bizzmark. 

Bizzy thought for a moment. Then his mind sparked a thought. It happened to be a perfect thought. The rarest kind of thoughts. He buzzed behind Bizzmark’s central hive, grabbed a piece of paper and wrote feverishly into the night. The next morning he handed Buzzy an envelope that came “rush delivery” from Bumbledom. Buzzy slowly opened the envelope and to his surprise, found a lengthy apology letter from Queen Beeyonce. 

Dearest Buzzy,

I miss you. I’m sorry. You should come back to Bumbledom. I need you now more than ever before. 

Love Always,

Queen Beeyonce

Buzzy smiled a smile so wide that it looked like a frown, yet it was indeed a smile. Then Buzzy stood tall and confirmed that he too would go to Bumbledom with Bizzy and Boozy, thus sparking the creation of the Bumbledom Three. 

Back at Bumbledom, all the bees gathered for a rally featuring Queen Beeyonce and The Bumbledom Three. Bizzy explained to the worried crowd that he had a plan. Several bees booed and shouted things like, a plan to get us killed! Unfazed, Bizzy assured his former fellow bees that this plan was fool proof. He would take Buzzy and Boozy with him to determine if things were safe, then he would lead the colony to the most exotic and wondrous flowers that he’s ever seen. Since Bizzy was going in first with a fellow outcast and the town looper, the crowd was pleased. They cheered and shouted things like, Woo! and Woo hoo! Some bees even placed bets on whether The Bumbledom Three would make it out alive. Most bet on the negative side.

In the Queen's private chambers, she thanked Bizzy and Boozy for their bravery. Then she looked Buzzy up and down with tear-filled eyes. Buzzy furrowed his brow and stated that he missed her so much. Queen Beeyonce slapped him. She told him he blew it with her and that she would only possibly maybe consider forgiving him if he helped save the colony. Buzzy wondered why her letter sounded so different than her current actions. It must be the stress of the situation, Buzzy thought to himself. 

Bizzy hurried Buzzy and Boozy out of the Queen's office. He told his beepanions that there was no time for lolly gagging and they needed to get going. The future of Bumbledom lay in their hands.

The Bumbledom Three embarked on their heroic journey at dusk. It was at this time that Buzzy questioned whether Bizzy actually had a plan or not. Bizzy laughed nervously. He said he has seen the future. He recently discovered a glass house filled with the most wondrous flowers imaginable. If they could find a way in, they would be the wealthiest colony in all the world. Buzzy was puzzled. This sounded too good to be true. He said he still has nightmares about The Battle of Pots Disaster from last summer. 

Bizzy said that there weren't any humans around at night. The place was empty and unguarded. They could sneak in and gather some of these flowers and bring them back to Bumbledom. Once safely home, they could leisurely pollenate them and gather nectar to make an abundant amount of honey.

Bizzy, Buzzy, and Boozy flew over a hill and gazed upon this glass building of dreams. It was so green and so very ripe for the picking. The Bumbledom Three hovered in the air for a moment. The Glass House Raid was about to begin.  

Boozy was so excited that he flew full speed at the glass house, hit the window, and slowly slid down to the ground. 

Bizzy shook his head. Then he nodded to Buzzy who returned his nod with a double nod. Buzzy zig zagged and summersaulted towards the glass house. He came to a dead stop about a millimeter from one of the windows. Next, he lightly tapped on the glass with his hulking hand. It shattered into an uncountable amount of broken bits. Alarms shrieked into the night. 

Boozy wailed like an alarm as he got up from the ground and flew in a counterclockwise circle. This time he flew through the open window and made his way into the glass house. Bizzy shouted for him to stop, but it was too late. Boozy was already inside, sucking nectar from flower after flower. Bizzy flew up to Buzzy. They shared a worried glance, then went in after Boozy. 

The place was magical. It was filled with endless amounts of flowers. Red ones, yellow ones, pink twos, and even orange threes. Bizzy caught up with Boozy and tried to get him to go back to the plan, but it was no use. Boozy refused to stop sucking nectar.

The lights of the greenhouse flickered on and off. A helicopter  labeled, W.F.P.A. (Wondrous Flower Protection Agency), roared from up above. Two men in dark clothing slid down ropes from the helicopter and crashed through the ceiling of the building. They used their super high tech goggles to google the problem and discovered their targets... bees. Quickly, they removed their oversized toxic spray gadgets. 

Bizzy and Buzzy ducked behind a large yellow one flower. The two of them tried to get Boozy’s attention. They whistled, threw a pebble at Boozy’s head, and shouted profanity in his direction. Alas, it was no use. Boozy was 112% focused on slurping up nectar. He was what bees called, in the buzz zone. 

One Man in dark clothing signaled to Two Man in dark clothing. They slowly crept up behind the unsuspecting Boozy. Their oversized toxic spray gadgets aimed and were about to fire, when One Man felt a prick on his neck so strong, that he toppled over. Buzzy had buzzed him with his stinger. Two Man twirled around and fired his oversized toxic spray gadget. Buzzy was hit. The gargantuan bee spiraled to the floor.

Bizzy screamed out and flew as straight as his one good wing would allow. He zipped, zapped, and zooped at Two Man who plummeted into the small coi pond that resided nearby. The water from Two Man’s fall splashed up and splished Boozy. This shook Boozy from his buzz zone and he looked over at Bizzy in befuddlement, then horror as his gaze shifted to Buzzy, quivering on the ground.

Bizzy and Boozy buzzed down to Buzzy. The muscular bee coughed a raspy not at all good sounding cough. He was injured badly and told his two beepanions to gather flowers and return without him. Bizzy shook his head. He would not allow for The Glass House Raid to be as disastrous as The Battle For Pots Disaster. He grabbed Buzzy with strength he didn’t even know he had and lifted him into the air. Then he told Boozy to grab a little yellow one flower and a little orange three flower, which he did, and the three of them flew out of the glass house.

It was a treacherous journey back. Both Bizzy and Boozy struggled to hold onto their heavy cargo. Against all odds, they made it home to Bumbledom. The bees cheered and the two flowers were quickly planted and pollenated. From there, new hybrid flowers grew. The honey that was created from the yellange four flower’s nectar was so sweet and sticky, that it actually healed Buzzy and restored him to his former Herculean self. Bizzy’s bad wing was also healed from the magic honey and Boozy, for the first time in his bee life, was able to fly right side up and avoid flying into trees. 

Queen Beeyonce was overwhelmed with joy. While The Bumbledom Three relaxed and recovered from their harrowing adventure, the rest of the colony followed Bizzy’s route and gathered more exotic and wondrous flowers to bring back to Bumbledom. The colony flourished like never before.

Buzzy officially married Queen Beeyonce a day later. They had hundreds of thousands of children together.

Boozy stopped drinking moonshiner honey and started a school to teach young bees the proper methods of sucking nectar from flowers.

Bizzy, having saved Bumbledom with his second plan (The Glass House Raid), traveled from colony to colony, developing unique plans to help them increase their honey supply. 

Although The Bumbledom Three were only together for a brief period of time and they caused one of the greatest catastrophes during The Battle For Pots Disaster, they more than made up for it in The Glass House Raid. Their second attempt proved that even though they failed miserably the first time, second chances, when given, can prove to be worthwhile. 

Long live The Bumbledom Three. May they one day fly again together. Until then, may they be great separately.