I Wrote Another Song About Bees and Made a Bumblebee Marionette Puppet to Perform It!

I have a fondness for Bees!- They are such impactful creatures - vital to the functioning of the human food supply, yet they can be very misunderstood. In 2021 I wrote 'World-Class Pollinator', my first Bee song to raise awareness about their importance, and since then another song had been brewing. I had jotted down a few notes in my phone over the last few years, and this spring I finally sat down with my guitar to round them out and write a new song specifically about Bumblebees and Buzz Pollination. 🎸

I have always wanted to make a marionette puppet, and I thought a Bumble Bee would make a great, joyful character, so this project felt like the perfect opportunity to finally do it!

Here's the music video, starring my Bumblebee Marionette. 🐝 'Buzz Pollination - A Bumble Bee's Song'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbys3QIwlcs

It was so interesting to learn about buzz pollination while I was researching bees, and I had a lot of fun crafting my new found knowledge into fun lyrics and a bouncy song.

I wrote the song first, then the music helped inform the design of the bee puppet, as I knew I wanted her to be able to dance and have a playful character to match the song.

I had to do a lot of research into marionette making having never made one before. Figuring out how to make smooth limb joints, string the puppet, and designing the controller were the hardest parts! But it was very rewarding when it all finally came together and I got to operate the puppet and see how she moved!

This was a passion project, just something I felt moved to make. But I hope that it can help in some way to change the negative stigma surrounding these important pollinators, through fun and music. 🎶😊

Here are the chords and lyrics if you want to learn the song and help share the message of the importance of Bees. 🐝💫

Buzz Pollination - A Bumble Bee’s Song

by Tiffany Monk, 2026

Capo 5th - E, A, B7

I’m Fuzzy, I’m buzzy, A little bit clumsy

I’m more bumbly than my cousins who make the honey 

But there are certain crops that need a bumblebee’s touch 

‘Cuz we’re the only ones who can reach the good stuff

Other pollinators can’t get to the pollen

I’ll tell you all about it, cuz for us it’s common 

We do this thing called Buzz Pollination 

Our wing muscles beat fast which causes a vibration

Shakes up the pollen in the flower then

It sticks to our bodies and we do it again

We hop from flower to flower, crop to crop

We’ve gotta spread the pollen for the fruit to pop

‘Get sweet nectar from flowers which gives us energy 

And the pollen provides protein for a growing bumble bee

It takes a lot to buzz around all day and pollinate the flowers

Helping grow the food with the nutritional powers

I carry lots of weight in my pollen baskets

I’ve got a lot to do on my important task list

To grow fruit trees, vegetables, 

Tomatoes on the vine

You need a bit of soil, a bit of rain, and shine

And I’m trying to stay humble 

But don’t forget the bumble 

You also need the bees like me, we’re part of the jumble 

The complex eco system, the circle of life 

Put the weed killer away cause it’s causing me strife 

I once heard a story about a lemon on a tree 

About somebody who saw one and they couldn’t believe it

‘Cuz they’d only seen fruit at the grocery store 

Wrapped in plastic, stacked on shelves was all they’d known before

And I’m here to remind you, that nature provides

And there’s a whole world waiting, go and play outside! 

#worldbeeday #pollinatorweek #savethebees