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Bee boxes
A few weeks ago, while walking through a local park, I noticed an owl nesting box that had been taken over by honey bees.
The last time I was at the park, I walked one of the paths and found 3 more. I was happy to see how much the bees like these boxes, and thought how easy and inexpensive it would be to put these out in quiet places near gardens, and hopefully provide homes for more bees. If the bees don't claim it, there are many birds who would--making it a win/win for everyone.
Anything that we can do to help the struggling bees would be a good thing, and making it easier for them to create new colonies would be a great thing.
I don't know the logistics of the style or make of a 'bee box' that might be better, but I'm sure there are many who would know....
Just putting this idea 'out there' as one of the many positive things that each of us can do to help the bees.
The 1st box on the upper left is the one I originally found, and posted a few weeks ago. Each of these was in a different location, and high up in a shaded area--making it not that easy to get a clear image....
The last one on the lower right had a large honeycomb attached to the top of the box, and it was visible from where I stood.
Click on image for detail.
A few links for information on helping the bees.
Many more can be found when you do an internet search.
www.saveourbees.org.uk/bee-facts.html
Bee boxes
A few weeks ago, while walking through a local park, I noticed an owl nesting box that had been taken over by honey bees.
The last time I was at the park, I walked one of the paths and found 3 more. I was happy to see how much the bees like these boxes, and thought how easy and inexpensive it would be to put these out in quiet places near gardens, and hopefully provide homes for more bees. If the bees don't claim it, there are many birds who would--making it a win/win for everyone.
Anything that we can do to help the struggling bees would be a good thing, and making it easier for them to create new colonies would be a great thing.
I don't know the logistics of the style or make of a 'bee box' that might be better, but I'm sure there are many who would know....
Just putting this idea 'out there' as one of the many positive things that each of us can do to help the bees.
The 1st box on the upper left is the one I originally found, and posted a few weeks ago. Each of these was in a different location, and high up in a shaded area--making it not that easy to get a clear image....
The last one on the lower right had a large honeycomb attached to the top of the box, and it was visible from where I stood.
Click on image for detail.
A few links for information on helping the bees.
Many more can be found when you do an internet search.
www.saveourbees.org.uk/bee-facts.html