DIY Solitary Bee Hotel Kit
£28.49
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Use this DIY Solitary Bee Hotel to build your own Solitary Bee home that will attract solitary bees. Made from sustainable sourced wood, this kit is easy to use (no tools required), is fun to build (this product is not a toy and contains small parts, so is suitable for ages 12yrs +) and contains removable bee nesting tubes. The kit comes flat-packed in a number of pieces with easy to follow instructions that allow it to be “slotted together” to produce a bee hotel that will attract solitary bees to your garden. Flat-pack box dimensions – W320 x H230 x D20mm. Finished Hotel dimensions – W190 x H215 x D70mm (WxHxD). An ideal project for adults, children (12+) and schools with a fascinating lifecycle. Solitary bees are friendly bees that are safe around children and pets – they rarely sting.
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Use this DIY Solitary Bee Hotel to build your own Solitary Bee home that will attract solitary bees. Made from sustainable sourced wood, this kit is easy to use (no tools required), is fun to build (this product is not a toy and contains small parts, so is suitable for ages 12yrs +) and contains removable bee nesting tubes, that will appeal to solitary bees. The kit comes flat-packed in a number of pieces with easy to follow instructions that allow it to be “slotted together” to produce a bee hotel that will attract solitary bees to your garden. Flat-pack box dimensions – W320 x H230 x D20mm. Finished Hotel dimensions – W190 x H215 x D70mm (WxHxD)
The DIY Solitary Bee Hotel contains 24 solitary bee tubes that are the right size to attract non-swarming bees like the Red Mason Bee, Leafcutter Bee and other solitary bees. These friendly bees are safe around children and pets (they rarely sting) and are naturally attracted to holes in wood – holes which are becoming harder to find in modern gardens. The Red Mason Bee (Osmia rufa) is active in the garden from March to July and is responsible for pollinating top fruit and soft fruit. The Blue Mason Bee (Osmia caerulescens) is active in the garden from late April to late Julyand is an effective pollinator of summer flowers, herbs and vegetables.
Solitary bees then lay their eggs inside the holes and seal them with mud or chewed up vegetation, so it is easy to tell if it is being used. The following year the adults AND their offspring will use the same nest again building up the numbers of solitary bees visiting your garden each year. Site the solitary beehive 1-1.5 metres high, in a sheltered site which catches the morning sun and near scented plants. A mud supply is useful, but not essential.
- Site in a sunny position facing between south south east to catch some morning sun. Mounting height between ground level and 1.5m.
- No tools required, made from sustainable timber and is buildable in around 20 mins.
- Nesting tubes may be inspected after bee activity has ceased i.e. in the Autumn/Winter.
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