Native Bee House Plans Making a DIY Native Bee Home is a fun project that helps provide habitat for our native pollinators Solitary bees often nest in hollow stems or tunnels they find in their habitat Different bees have different needs and some bees nest best in tunnels that other bees would not find suitable
Building a bee house is a fun engaging activity that benefits native bees that the entire family can enjoy However too many DIY instructions and store bought houses do not provide clear guidance on best practices and maintenance 1 Open Back Side If the back of the bee house is open parasites can enter from that direction The tubes should have a wall on the back part of the bee house 2 Unremovable Tubes and Blocks It s likely a convenience for the maker of the bee house but gluing the tubes together prevents the owner of the bee house from removing them
Native Bee House Plans
Native Bee House Plans
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Native bees vary greatly in size the bigger the bee the larger the diameter and greater depth they require for their nest hole Drill holes ranging from 1 8 to in diameter into the end of each block or log spacing them about to apart Holes larger than should be 5 to 6 deep while holes or smaller should be 3 to 5 deep Build Your Own Native Bee House Creating a bee hotel is a great way to increase pollinator habitat in your own yard and garden as they provide shelter and nesting areas for native bee populations They can take a variety of different shapes and forms ranging from elaborate house structures to a simple blocks or logs
Blue Flowers are Best for Bees Pollinator Garden Plan A garden with a variety of flower shapes colors and bloom times give pollinators of all kinds plenty to eat Start with a diverse garden A garden with a variety of flowering plants that blooms throughout the growing season is sure to attract insects of all kinds including hole nesting bees Steps How to Build a Mason Bee House Part 1 Watch on How to Build a Mason Bee House Part 2 Watch on Cut 2 sides at 12 and bottom top panels at 10 Pre drill and fasten your box together Cut 2 boards at 8 from the long edge of a 45 degree miter cut to the lower square edge see video for visual Join roof panels and use
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Give native bees a helping hand by installing a homemade nesting block in your home landscape Affectionately called bee condos a little wood some glue and a drill with various bit sizes is all it takes to invite nature s best pollinators to call your garden home Nesting tubes should be about 6 inches in length closed at the back to eliminate an access point for parasites and have a diameter of 3 inches Interestingly these bees will lay their female eggs first at the back of the horizontal tube where they are protected from woodpeckers and other predators If your tubes are too short only male
1 Open Bee House This is the simplest house to make and will accommodate mason and leafcutter bees Supplies 1 5 8 x 5 x 48 inch untreated fence board 1 1 4 inch hardboard approx 5 by 9 inches Approximately 25 1 inch deck screws 20 assorted cardboard tubes 8 mm for mason bees 6 mm for leafcutter bees and reeds Cutting list When you buy native bees they will come in a box already Here are some basic construction plans for the popular OATH design This includes the Honey Super top section You could make it without that section if you aren t interested in collecting the honey
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Making a DIY Native Bee Home is a fun project that helps provide habitat for our native pollinators Solitary bees often nest in hollow stems or tunnels they find in their habitat Different bees have different needs and some bees nest best in tunnels that other bees would not find suitable
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Building a bee house is a fun engaging activity that benefits native bees that the entire family can enjoy However too many DIY instructions and store bought houses do not provide clear guidance on best practices and maintenance
Build Your Own Native Bee House Beyond Pesticides
Build Your Own Native Bee House Beyond Pesticides
Build Your Own Native Bee House Beyond Pesticides
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Native Bee House Plans - Blue Flowers are Best for Bees Pollinator Garden Plan A garden with a variety of flower shapes colors and bloom times give pollinators of all kinds plenty to eat Start with a diverse garden A garden with a variety of flowering plants that blooms throughout the growing season is sure to attract insects of all kinds including hole nesting bees
