Bee Nesting Box Plans

Providing bumblebee nest sites.

Bee nesting box plans.

Some species will nest in holes in the ground while others will look for old beetle holes or hollow stems in which to lay their eggs. The female spends most of her life searching for suitable nesting sites. An untreated wooden plank at least 10 cm wide. Solitary bee houses are not bumblebee nest boxes.

Use a small piece of sandpaper wrapped around a piece of dowel or a pencil to clean up the edges of the freshly drilled holes. Building nesting boxes also known as bee. 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. Build a nest box for bumblebees.

All bumblebees die in. If you can provide a suitable home these bees will come to you. In addition to their role in increasing bee abundance bee hotels can be an educational and fun way to learn about wild bees. On this page providing nest sites making a nest box food siting your nest box success and failure nest box predators.

Many mason ee house plans feature wider deeper designs allowing for longer tunnels and the deeper the depth of the nest box the better for the bees. It is mid march now and this is the moment here in the netherlands that the bumblebee queens are coming out of hibernation. Tumbleweeds and thyme nesting box plans this is another design of nesting boxes which are built to hang on a wall. You can easily recognize them because they are the only bumble bees flying out there for the moment.

Bee hotels can be built on any budget for farms gardens and parks. Only tube nesting solitary bees will use the kind of bee house i describe here. Different species have differing nest preferences however the easiest ones to provide for are the surface and above ground nesters. Bumblebees like to nest in warm sheltered sites.