Just use one loose knot. The WAXED dental floss then does all the work to prevent slippage. This guy let himself go within a minute of the filming. I once had someone screaming at me for being so cruel. I replied, "Really, because a lot of people will just kill them. Let's see if he cares." I untied the bee and let it crawl around on my hand for a while before it flew away. They were amazed that it didn't sting me. I told them that "Perhaps he wasn't as angry about it" as they were. I've done it probably almost 100 times, and the bees always fly away just fine.
Just use one loose knot. The WAXED dental floss then does all the work to prevent slippage. This guy let himself go within a minute of the filming. I once had someone screaming at me for being so cruel. I replied, "Really, because a lot of people will just kill them. Let's see if he cares." I untied the bee and let it crawl around on my hand for a while before it flew away. They were amazed that it didn't sting me. I told them that "Perhaps he wasn't as angry about it" as they were. I've done it probably almost 100 times, and the bees always fly away just fine.