Bumblebee nester
Help declining bumblebees
These ceramic bumblebee nests provide a fully functioning nest for bumblebees.
Based on the original wicker skeps used for centuries to keep honey bees.
The highlighted entrance hole helps the bumblebees find their way into the nest and the removable ceramic base makes for easy maintenance.
A great way to help the beleagured bumblebee. And bumble bees are wonderful pollinators too, so your fruit and vegetables will benefit.
17cm tall. Includes full instructions
£21.00
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Bumblebees are having a terrible time. Their habitats are disappearing and as a consequence the population is in steep decline. Bumble bees nests are one way of helping.
Locate the nest on the ground in a sheltered position in dappled sunlight. Under a hedge or adjacent to a wall is ideal.
To create a nest, make a disk from corrugated cardboard or wire mesh and place a couple of handfuls of dry nesting material on it. Straw, hay or untreated cotton is fine. A shallow dish of sugared water is also helpful, as is a stone near the entrance hole to act as a landing platform.
In early spring you may see large queen bumble bees carrying eggs, seeking a suitable nest site. It is possible to carefully capture these queens and introduce them to the nest. Leave her inside with the sugared water for a day, blocking the hole with some paper. If she likes it, she will start the laying process. Good luck!