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First occupant
The first leafcutterbee has succesfully oocupied a space in the hotel!
u/Vellie-01 — 10 days ago
▲ 85 r/MasonBees
First occupant
Coming home from work in the sweltering heat today I just saw this young lady dilligently installing the front door to her new dwelling. Life is beautiful.
u/Vellie-01 — 10 days ago
▲ 19 r/LeafcutterBees
Some bees, some leafcutters, some other and a fly.
Some bees, some leafcutters, some other and a fly.
u/Vellie-01 — 12 days ago
▲ 21 r/LeafcutterBees
Bee-hotel
After quite some deliberation my son and I build this our second bee-hotel. It was made by milling half circular grooves with a diameter of 6,3mm or 1/4 inch and 15cm/5,9 inches deep with a closed off end. Hopefully leafcutter-bees will make use of it. By stacking the shelves the cavities for the bees to nest are completely circular. The grooves were sanded with 400 grit sandpaper. The box the shelves are stacked in is almost air-tight, no room for crawling parasites. The shelves can be unstacked to harvest the cocoons by unscrewing the top of the box. I used heat threated Fraké wood. I just hope the natural sent of the wood isn't of-putting to the bees. Any feed-back is much appreciated. More and better adjusted bee-houses are planned for the future!
u/Vellie-01 — 15 days ago
▲ 29 r/MasonBees
Bee-hotel
After quite some deliberation my son and I build this our second bee-hotel. It was made by milling half circular grooves with a diameter of 6,3mm or 1/4 inch and 15cm/5,9 inches deep with a closed off end. Hopefully leafcutter-bees will make use of it. By stacking the shelves the cavities for the bees to nest are completely circular. The grooves were sanded with 400 grit sandpaper. The box the shelves are stacked in is almost air-tight, no room for crawling parasites. The shelves can be unstacked to harvest the cocoons by unscrewing the top of the box. I used heat threated Fraké wood. I just hope the natural sent of the wood isn't of-putting to the bees. Any feed-back is much appreciated. More and better adjusted bee-houses are planned for the future!
u/Vellie-01 — 15 days ago
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Beehousing
Looking for feedback. The plan to build a durable, reusable and maintainsble beehouse and especially the choosen material.
Using a wood router to grind half circular canals in a piece of board. Stacking these boards to create circular holes. Making a frame to stack the boards in and locking them in place. Easy to harvest and easy to clean.
What material would be best to use for the purpose of keeping masonbees? Plain wood might bend over time. And weatherproof mdf or multiplex might contain poisonous substances for the bees. Any tips?
u/Vellie-01 — 2 months ago