Bee Nesting Box Make Your Own

Follow the steps below to build your very own.

Bee nesting box make your own.

In michigan place nest boxes outside at your chosen location and leave them until late october. To maximise the chances of your bee nest box being occupied careful siting is important. Solitary bee houses are not bumblebee nest boxes. Only tube nesting solitary bees will use the kind of bee house i describe here.

Be sure to provide floral resources that bloom throughout the season near your bee hotel. 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. For our version buy a plank of timber with the fsc logo which means it comes from a sustainable source about 1 5 cm thick and cut into the shapes shown to make a box with three compartments. Position your nest box in full sunshine so facing south east or south.

Siting your bee nest box. 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. Will complete nesting by mid june whereas most leafcutter bees will complete nesting in july and august. Make your bee hotel.

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. Add a queen extruder or a flat rack with holes that are large enough for the worker bees to get through but too small for the queen to keep her from laying eggs in the honey. The mason bees. Bee populations have been dwindling in recent years and building homes is just one way of encouraging them to stick around.

Bees are an important sign of a healthy ecology.