Bee Nesting Box Make Your Own

Make your bee hotel.

Bee nesting box make your own.

Bees are an important sign of a healthy ecology. To maximise the chances of your bee nest box being occupied careful siting is important. The needs of bumblebees are very different their nests consist of communal wax combs which they construct mostly in holes underground in long tussocky grasses bird boxes under eaves or compost bins. Bex cartwright our making a buzz for the coast conservation officer has written this handy guide on how to create or choose a suitable bee box to make a perfect home for solitary bees in your garden.

Bee populations have been dwindling in recent years and building homes is just one way of encouraging them to stick around. Position your nest box in full sunshine so facing south east or south. We ve come up with a simple design for you to try but if you are nifty with carpentry feel free to make your own. Siting your bee nest box.

Only tube nesting solitary bees will use the kind of bee house i describe here. To make a honey bee box construct a large section called a deep super with 8 10 wax and wire frames that the bees will use to start making their own wax. The mason bees. Follow these steps to build your own nesting box to attract bees to your garden.

Jason gibbs university of manitoba. In michigan place nest boxes outside at your chosen location and leave them until late october. Be sure to provide floral resources that bloom throughout the season near your bee hotel. Solitary bee houses are not bumblebee nest boxes.

Will complete nesting by mid june whereas most leafcutter bees will complete nesting in july and august.