Bee Hotel Update
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| You can see pollen on the back legs of this bee heading home. |
Look in the middle of the picture below. You will see a Mason Bee zooming in for a landing in one of the open holes.
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| In the middle, a backside view of a bee zooming in for a landing. |
The bees fly right into the holes, and when they are done leave quickly. Getting a good photo was hard.
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| Two hole filled with pollen and eggs and sealed on the outside. |
Watching this process has been so much fun, and the cost of making a bee hotel is nothing if you already have a drill and some scrap or gathered wood. I highly recommend it if you have bees in your area. -- Margy
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Well done! I'm waiting for mine to hatch! I bought mine from Lee Valley, and hung it last year. They take about 9 mos.
ReplyDeleteI plan to drill new blocks for next year so I don't have to wait for hatching to occur before starting over. - Margy
DeleteGreat you have a resident in your bee hotel
ReplyDeleteI was amazed how fast they found it and started laying eggs to seal inside. - Margy
DeleteHello, the bee hotel is wonderful. I am so happy to see it being used too. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Have a happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sponsoring Saturday's Critters so we all can share. - Margy
DeleteLovely hotel - the bees seem to be right at home. Great idea.
ReplyDeleteI put it next to the spot they used last year inside a hole under part of our weather station solar panel. Looks like the location was a good choice. - Margy
DeleteLovely, are you charge no the bees for bed and breakfast! Xxx
ReplyDeleteWish I could take payment in honey, but they aren't those kinds of bees. Darn! - Margy
Delete'Charging' not charge no! X
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your new tenants!
ReplyDeleteI wonder how many more holes will be filled when we get home after a week away on a mini-vacation. Next year I may need to expand the hotel to make room for more. - Margy
DeleteThat's pretty cool! My husband checks today to see how our bees are doing. We are getting more next month to replace the hive that swarmed.
ReplyDeleteDo you harvest honey from your hives? - Margy
DeleteI love the bee hotel! I have hundreds of bees in my yard this year as my flowers are in full bloom. All you can hear is buzzing - I love it and Buddy seems to be leaving them alone this year after getting stung by a hornet last year.
ReplyDeleteI like the buzzing as long as it isn't the yellow jackets. We had to knock down the first nest a week ago. Hope they didn't build another one. I saw one escape during the spraying process. - Margy
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