Creative Woodcraft | Blog » Bees https://creativewoodcraft.co.nz/blog All things Birds, Bees, Butterflies & Wildlife Wed, 14 Jan 2015 23:55:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.1 BEE BATH & BEYOND https://creativewoodcraft.co.nz/blog/bee-bath-beyond/ https://creativewoodcraft.co.nz/blog/bee-bath-beyond/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2015 23:31:06 +0000 https://creativewoodcraft.co.nz/blog/?p=912 Did you know bees need to drink water? They seek out shallow water sources like puddles and bee/bird baths. You can help out our little pollinator friends (and a host of other wildlife) by adding a bee bath to your garden. This Bee Bath from Creative Woodcraft is designed to hold a shallow bowl (included). […]

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Native Bees – NZ https://creativewoodcraft.co.nz/blog/native-bees-nz/ https://creativewoodcraft.co.nz/blog/native-bees-nz/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2015 19:36:56 +0000 https://creativewoodcraft.co.nz/blog/?p=905 Creative woodcraft is a specialist supplier of quality handcrafted solitary bee houses and other bee related products, endorsed by leading NZ entomologist. Pollination Solutions for the Home Gardener – NZ’s only supplier of Leafcutter Bees Blogger: Forest & Bird’s Web Manager, Mandy Herrick As the mercury rises, the almighty insect kingdom is truly awakened – […]

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Christmas Gifts For the Gardener https://creativewoodcraft.co.nz/blog/christmas-gifts-gardener/ https://creativewoodcraft.co.nz/blog/christmas-gifts-gardener/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2014 19:42:42 +0000 https://creativewoodcraft.co.nz/blog/?p=893 Looking for Garden Gifts? With our exclusive range of Unique Gifts for Gardeners you need look no further. Here are some suggestions from Creative Woodcraft. BIRDS:  Our bird products are designed to provide good homes and feeding options for their intended occupants and visitors! They also look great in any garden. “Many of our products […]

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The yearly life cycle of the bumblebee colony https://creativewoodcraft.co.nz/blog/yearly-life-cycle-bumblebee-colony/ https://creativewoodcraft.co.nz/blog/yearly-life-cycle-bumblebee-colony/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2014 20:42:48 +0000 https://creativewoodcraft.co.nz/blog/?p=884 This page, and the pages linked from it show the yearly life-cycle of bumblebee colony. You can either follow the life-cycle in chronological order by looking at all of the pages in turn, or you can skip to whatever part you are interested in by clicking the links on the left. Life cycle stage 1 […]

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NZ Gardeners are the key to success! https://creativewoodcraft.co.nz/blog/nz-gardeners-key-success/ https://creativewoodcraft.co.nz/blog/nz-gardeners-key-success/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2014 06:59:05 +0000 https://creativewoodcraft.co.nz/blog/?p=876 Keeping food on the table – Raise Amazing Pollinating Leafcutter Bees and increase Bumble Bee numbers.  Bees are vital to our food supply! Honey bees pollinate 1/3 of our food supply, and another third of the food sources for our meat products. Sole reliance on the troubled honey bee threatens our ability to pollinate fruits […]

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