Give native bees a home in your garden with these easy DIY bee hotels | Gardening Australia

[@JourneyWithUs13]

What a great idea using the tin can 👌

[@rebeccalane5610]

I'd like an episode on How to breed butterflies in the garden. A lot of resources suggest plants that are hard to source, and they are often hard to understand.

[@matthewfarrell317]

The easiest one, depending on where you live is milkweeds, they will attract Monarchs, but if you want a more native one, have a walk around your local parks, and check out the natives, esp the gum trees, they will usually have caterpillars on them during spring/summer. It will help narrow down plants. Also, I know Bayside here in Melbourne does, they have local plant nurseries, check to see if you have one. They might be able to recommend plants. At the moment I am trying for Monarchs.

[@lepidlover0557]

To have butterflies and sometimes moths breeding in your yard, you need to add hostplants for the females to come and lay their eggs on and the caterpillars will eat. Different species use different plants so the more plant variety you have, the more butterflies you'll attract. Search up what butterflies reside in your area and plant accordingly. *Some common Hostplants for Butterflies:* NATIVE Milkweeds Passionvine Thistles Nettles Dill Parsley Rue Sedum Queen Anns Lace Asters False Indigo Golden Alexander Pipevine Legume Plants Brassica Plants Partridge Pea Sunflowers Wild Petunia Wild Verbena Plantains NATIVE Willow Trees Black Cherry Tree Oak Trees Ash Trees Senna Trees Tulip Poplar Sassafras Spicebush Hercules Club Citrus Trees Sweetgum Trees Dogwood Trees Pawpaw Tree Hope this helps!! 😁❤️🦋

[@matthewfarrell317]

Something that is important to note, you do not need native plants to attract native bees. We removed the grass in the front yard for a food forest setup, fruit trees, brambles, berries etc. It is full of both the honey bee and at my count 5 different native bees (In Melbourne). 4 of them I have seen, but the 5th the leafcutter I have only seen with evidence on my citrus leaves lol.

[@lepidlover0557]

"NEED" them, no. But natives are what's BEST for attracting them because it's what they are used to obtaining resources from, grow best in your climate and also you don't have to worry abt plants procreating without your knowledge and causing ecological harm.

[@matthewfarrell317]

@@lepidlover0557 that is 100% incorrect, on top of the native bees, I have 2 native cockroaches, at least 6 different native ladybugs, native spiders etc. They are all living in and around fruit trees. They do NOT need natives at all. You are free to plant them if you wish but stop lying to people. Also, if you are planting natives, then you are doing nothing more than replacing your lawn with another useless garden, a waste of space. Ecological harm lol, bet you think the world is all going to die from global warming too lol. Most of the non-native plants people grow are harmless, those that are not are on the banned list for a reason.

[@aidansbirdvideos4355]

@@matthewfarrell317 Planting natives is not a useless waste of space. As well as helping bees, they also immensely benefit other wildlife by providing shelter and food, thus increasing local biodiversity.

[@matthewfarrell317]

@@aidansbirdvideos4355 100% incorrect, if it's a park, or a reserve 100% plant natives, around the home they are beyond worthless, plant trees, bushes etc that provide food are far more important than useless natives. You might as well just plant a lawn, be equally as useless. There is a reason Aboriginals struggled to advance like the rest of the world, one of the main reasons is how bad natives are at providing a food source. Plant fruit trees, berry bushes, veggies etc because the native animals actually thrive BETTER on them then on the natives lol

[@aidansbirdvideos4355]

@@matthewfarrell317 Some species have adapted to only eat native seeds/nectar/leaves. For example, many native butterflies will only use a specific native plant to raise young (e.g. the Richmond Birdwing Butterfly only uses the Richmond Birdwing Vine). Also, plants such as bottlebrush and banksia are a vital source of nectar for nectar-eating birds, such as Lorikeets and Honeyeaters. Koalas also only eat Eucalyptus leaves and Leptospermum shrubs attract insects, which insectivorous birds eat. A lot of native gardeners do not want to provide a source of food through planting in their garden, instead to provide a biodiverse landscape that is both aesthetically pleasing and helps all kinds of wildlife. Planting of non-native food species may be good for harvesting and eating, however native species provide far better quality habitat for most native species of fauna.

[@tkcaapi2876]

Air Bee n Bee? 🤭

[@gotagreengardening8387]

Ohhhhhhh just finishing work will watch this when I get home :)

[@joansmith3492]

super cool!

[@googleuser4772]

Would large straws together be of any use to attract the bees. Also does it have to be wood ? I don't have a drill 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@ponderandlearn]

Thanks for the video ^^ Was thinking of making one of these but also scared the spiders in my garden would get them Are there things we can do to mitigate the risks for them

[@mews56]

How do make sure if hanging a bee hotel it doesn’t swing ?

[@arcar66]

Do these techniques produce honey? If so, how do you harvest the honey?

[@TheeDrSack]

They are not really honey producers, these bees are kept for pollination purposes

[@jeanniebeneanie3752]

🙏

[@walksnwheels]

🎶🐝🎶

[@kowe76]

Z

[@gravediggy]

Absolute junk....

[@matthewfarrell317]

Really? Are you sure, because I built a food forest in the front yard, that has attracted a ton of native bees, and with one of these bee houses they are nesting there. So um, how are they junk?

[@gravediggy]

@@matthewfarrell317 honestly how long u think a tin full of sticks hanging from a tree is going to last? After 1 decent storm u wouldn’t know where it was.

[@lepidlover0557]

@@gravediggy That's why you place it somewhere thats shielded from wind or buy a version that's sturdy and can hold up in windy conditions. And if a storm blows it over, simply set it back up or buy/create another Learn what you're talking about next time before you try to ridicule something . Thank you!✨🦋❤️

[@lepidlover0557]

Do you have something better in mind???

[@matthewfarrell317]

@@gravediggy um we have had a few storms and it's still hanging in the tree, and on the wall, and now the new clay-based ones are still there too. Just have to attach them properly.