diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 4a73ebd..dac96c5 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -231,4 +231,6 @@ fi
 
 printf "\nInstallation complete!\n"
 exit 0
-
+# after install shenannigans
+# add 'bee = True' to config.ini General section. You will likley want to clean the txt up a bit
+# wget https://courses.cs.washington.edu/courses/cse163/20wi/files/lectures/L04/bee-movie.txt -O bee.txt
diff --git a/mesh_bot.py b/mesh_bot.py
index 08a8a8e..aaaf2de 100755
--- a/mesh_bot.py
+++ b/mesh_bot.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def auto_response(message, snr, rssi, hop, pkiStatus, message_from_id, channel_n
     "wxc": lambda: handle_wxc(message_from_id, deviceID, 'wxc'),
     "📍": lambda: handle_whoami(message_from_id, deviceID, hop, snr, rssi, pkiStatus),
     "🔔": lambda: handle_alertBell(message_from_id, deviceID, message),
-    #"🐝": lambda: read_file(bee.txt, True)
+    "🐝": lambda: read_file("bee.txt", True),
     # any value from system.py:trap_list_emergency will trigger the emergency function
     "112": lambda: handle_emergency(message_from_id, deviceID, message),
     "911": lambda: handle_emergency(message_from_id, deviceID, message),
diff --git a/modules/filemon.py b/modules/filemon.py
index 950736d..7dfdc72 100644
--- a/modules/filemon.py
+++ b/modules/filemon.py
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ import os
 trap_list_filemon = ("readnews",)
 
 def read_file(file_monitor_file_path, random_line_only=False):
+
     try:
+        if not os.path.exists(file_monitor_file_path):
+            logger.warning(f"FileMon: File not found: {file_monitor_file_path}")
+            if file_monitor_file_path == "bee.txt":
+                return "🐝buzz 💐buzz buzz🍯"
         if random_line_only:
             # read a random line from the file
             with open(file_monitor_file_path, 'r') as f:
diff --git a/modules/settings.py b/modules/settings.py
index fd43147..11d2ee2 100644
--- a/modules/settings.py
+++ b/modules/settings.py
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ try:
     whoami_enabled = config['general'].getboolean('whoami', True)
     dad_jokes_enabled = config['general'].getboolean('DadJokes', False)
     dad_jokes_emojiJokes = config['general'].getboolean('DadJokesEmoji', False)
+    bee_enabled = config['general'].getboolean('bee', False) # 🐝 off by default undocumented
     solar_conditions_enabled = config['general'].getboolean('spaceWeather', True)
     wikipedia_enabled = config['general'].getboolean('wikipedia', False)
     llm_enabled = config['general'].getboolean('ollama', False) # https://ollama.com
diff --git a/modules/system.py b/modules/system.py
index bb97233..3afa97e 100644
--- a/modules/system.py
+++ b/modules/system.py
@@ -99,8 +99,11 @@ else:
 if dad_jokes_enabled:
     from modules.games.joke import * # from the spudgunman/meshing-around repo
     trap_list = trap_list + ("joke",)
-    #trap_list = trap_list + ("🐝",)
     help_message = help_message + ", joke"
+    
+# Bee Configuration
+if bee_enabled:
+    trap_list = trap_list + ("🐝",)
 
 # Wikipedia Search Configuration
 if wikipedia_enabled: