Beehives

Discussion in 'General Gardening Discussion' started by Gavin Bell, Mar 15, 2006.

  1. Gavin Bell

    Gavin Bell Gardener

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    Yes thats one. Simple, you could just make one??
    Now you just need a queen bumble bee to rent it off you.
     
  2. Dave_In_His_Garden

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    Yeh, looks pretty easy to make! :D

    But what's the foamy looking stuff inside? does that have to be a certain type of material?
     
  3. Gavin Bell

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    It can be any type of materal, Feathers, hay, straw, cotten, fur, as long as it is dry and warm for them.
    I know they dont like wool.
    That looks like cotton balls?
     
  4. Dave_In_His_Garden

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    Sorry Gavin - being thick here. You mean as in normal cosmetic, cotton wool? And why is it split into two sections? :confused:
     
  5. Liz

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    That looks good DaveIHG but pricey! I was most upset one hot summer when I distrbed a heap of grass etc [compost material but dried out] and a couple of big bees were bumbling around for ages trying to find their homes.
     
  6. UsedtobeDendy

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    we had an entire brood of them in the blue-tits' nesting box one year!! Bit of a surprise, when we set up the cameras to watch that year!! :D
     
  7. Liz

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    I assume the blue-tits weren't there at the time? :D
     

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