Bee Perfectly Lands On President Trump’s Hand!

This picture is quite poetic.

President Trump and First Lady Melania welcomed King Charles and Queen Camilla to the White House on Tuesday morning.

During the visit, President Trump showcased the White House’s customized beehive, which is a replica of the White House.

As Trump was showing the royal couple the beehive, a bee perfectly landed on President Trump’s hand.

Take a look:

🐝🐝🐝 pic.twitter.com/bIusJjbnyc

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 28, 2026

The White House later posted a meme calling Trump a “beekeeper.”

Here it is:

https://t.co/oFaXbgxVuL pic.twitter.com/lvGM0iS5sw

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 28, 2026

The beehive is part of an expansion of the White House’s honey program, led by Melania Trump.

CBS News provided further details on Melania’s beehive project:

It’s a buzzzzy time at the White House. First lady Melania Trump added a new, fully functioning beehive in the shape of the White House to the South Lawn grounds, the White House announced Friday, expanding the existing honey production and beekeeping program at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

The new hive will add two new bee colonies to the two current existing colonies producing honey, the White House says, with thousands of bees increasing honey production by about 30 pounds a year. Currently, bees on the property are producing about 200 or more pounds of honey in a productive year. The honey is used at the White House as well as for donations to local food kitchens.

The White House executive residence staff designed the hive and its base, which was hand-crafted by a local Virginia artisan, the White House says. The Trust for the National Mall, the nonprofit partner of the National Park Service, is funding the beekeeping program’s expansion.

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According to the White House, its honey has a light clover and basswood flavor, with citrus notes and is used by chefs in the Executive Residence in teas, salad dressings and desserts.

The White House’s beekeeping program officially began in 2009, during the Obama administration, although the White House’s carpenter started to beekeeping as a hobby on the grounds a few years before that, the White House says. During the peak summer months, the current hive populations have about 70,000 bees.

Here’s a video showcasing the new beehive:

.@FLOTUS @MELANIATRUMP announced the expansion of the @WhiteHouse honey program with the addition of a newly installed and fully functioning beehive on the South Lawn.

Hand-crafted by a local artisan in the image of the White House, the beautiful, new hive will add two new bee… pic.twitter.com/5lJpdzXcRY

— Office of the First Lady (@FirstLadyOffice) April 24, 2026