Making a solitary bee hotel

[@DG-mv6zw]

Great informative and practical video. Wonderful to see your son passing time with his Dad. That's the kind of thing he'll remember in years to come

[@ouseandadurriverstrust]

Many thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@shangrila9745]

Does a video on making a bee hotel need to end with "you have to sometimes kill the bee to identify it"?

[@stephenhill3875]

Great work . Every garden home should have one. or more Thanks for sharing

[@ouseandadurriverstrust]

Couldn't agree more! Thanks for watching!

[@karinvertue103]

Thank you so much for this. I have blueberries at the allotment in Sompting I will be setting up bee hotels next to the bushes.

[@ouseandadurriverstrust]

Wonderful! That sounds perfect!! Send us pictures once you've made them [e-mail]

[@LeverActionLarry]

Thanks for the information! I plan to build a couple to be ready by early spring!

[@ouseandadurriverstrust]

Great to hear! Lucky bees

[@rustic_ranger]

Excellent work Tom!

[@ouseandadurriverstrust]

Many thanks!

[@Zappa943]

Loving nature and teaching a boy to become a man great start to a life's journey.

[@alexandermarinov6197]

Hello, thank you for the lovely film, very helpful! Could you give some feedback with regards to the different materials used - what did the bees prefer from the bamboo, nettles and fennel stems. Ta!

[@ouseandadurriverstrust]

Hi Alexander, different species of bee like different sized holes to nest in so it's best to try a variety of sizes/materials and see which ones get used. Nettles tend to be smaller, bamboo can be most sizes and fennel offers the largest stems usually. The bees can occupy surprisingly small spaces!

[@petersmedley459]

If you’re sawing the Bamboo in a bundle, would it help to fit the tin over the end of the bundle, both as a guide to cut against and also hold them firm and make sawing easier?

[@ouseandadurriverstrust]

Thanks Peter, yes sometimes we have done that, but it can make it harder to get a good grip on the bundle as you're sawing. Thanks and good luck if you're making one!

[@treehoppersfk8195]

Thanks Tom, this is great!

[@ouseandadurriverstrust]

Glad you liked it!

[@mariapapastergiou8089]

thanks

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