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P1250432 - Bee box

Showing drawer in base where we hope new bees to emerge next year!

FOUR SHOTS SHOWING THE FASCINATING LIFE OF THE RED MASON BEE.

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As you can see a spider found the bee box first!!

 

Bee Box made by Nurturing Nature Ltd

 

The red Mason Bee has economic significance as a pollinator of fruit trees and Oil seed Rape. It is one of the several bee species that can be purchased commercially in Britain to help pollinate crops. (from the Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland, by Stephen Falk)

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Uploaded on June 21, 2018
Taken on May 20, 2018