bee house

Another kind of bee house can be made with an empty clay pot.

Q My kids are interested in insects and I was wondering where I could buy a bee house.

A bee house can be constructed simply by taking a short length of 2x4 or 4x4 lumber and drilling 1/4" holes half-way through lengthwise.

Help save the humble honeymaker from extinction by providing a bee house in a quiet corner of the garden, and by planting wild and cottage garden flowers such as geraniums, foxgloves, thyme, fuchsia and lavender.

I put them into one of my bee houses and moved them to my house into a hive outside my front door.

Bundle together short lengths of bamboo cane and put them in a sheltered spot (bees like to burrow into the holes in the canes) or buy custom-made bee houses.

In order to maximize Os-mia abundances, wooden bee houses were constructed that contained 24 tubes of various sizes (6mm, 7mm, and 8mm) or wooden blocks with predrilled holes were used to attract the mason bees.

The boost of almost PS86,000 was awarded to Blackburne House in Hope Street, which has successfully been producing its own honey from two bee houses on its roof for several years.

They now have two bee houses - each capable of housing 40,000 bees - which are fully operational.

The scheme also includes plans for wildflower planting, to install bird boxes and bee houses, extra benches and litter bins.

The provision of the new bee houses is one more way the council is contributing at a local level to help this global problem.

Chapters 13 through 15 are devoted to the history of other aspects of beekeeping including bee houses for sheltering multiple hives, bee calendars for guiding beekeepers through their year-round activities, and the evolution of beekeeping accessories.

People Powered Machines also offers wormeries, bee houses, and the Rolypig Composter- built especially for kids and perfect for a school or home learning project by including a lesson plan.

Frankie also says making bee houses for the solitary native bees is easy.

Everything is immaculately maintained and the attention to detail goes beyond humans with a wood stack aimed at home-making hedgehogs and bee houses to encourage the creatures vital for pollination.