There is a popular misconception that bees shouldn't be able to fly. In reality, this is not true, because they can and do fly all the time. The science behind how they can fly involves the way they move their wings, and the generation of tiny hurricanes that lift them upwards.

What happens if a bee can't fly?

If you don't restrain her, she might start flying around the inside of your home and head-butting the light bulbs. Not good. So just close the ventilated container (a small cardboard box with holes works well) and keep the box at a cool room temperature until morning. Then let her go.

Should a bumblebee fly?

The bumblebee flight myth: the idea that engineers have proved that bumblebees can't fly, or that bumblebee flight is not consistent with known aerodynamics is extremely well known. The idea is that bumblebee's wings are too small for the size of their bodies. ... The key is unsteady aerodynamics and leading edge vortices.