Category Archives: Birds

Bees, Birds, Butterflies

BEE BATH & BEYOND

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.

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This Bee Bath from Creative Woodcraft is designed to hold a shallow bowl (included).

Bees are not known as good swimmers, so it really helps if you place a stone or something similar in your bee bath– so they have somewhere safe to perch while they drink.

Bees and other beneficial insects — ladybugs, butterflies, and predatory wasps — all need fresh water to drink.

Placing the bee bath in your garden. (Put it near “problem plants” — those that get aphids, for example — and the beneficial insects that come to drink will look after them.)

Refresh the water daily, adding just enough to evaporate by day’s end.

If you keep it full, and in the same location, word will spread and the bees will come and be frequent visitors. It may take a couple of weeks for bees to discover the water source, but one they do, they will never forget where it is.

The benefit to you is that if bees are coming to drink in your yard, they’ll do you the return favor of pollinating your garden.

 

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Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Garden

Christmas Gifts For the Gardener

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.blog

“Many of our products have been developed using the latest thinking from wildlife experts”

BEES: Leafcutter Bees – Gentle Bee

Amazing pollinator for summer food and flowers…

At Creative Woodcraft we provide a selection of products that will make raising Bumble Bees, Leafcutter Bees fun, easy and economical, so what are you waiting for . . . join us in our quest to encourage our native bees – and see your garden explode with blossoms as a result.

New Zealands only supplier of Leafcutter Bee Cocoons to the home gardener!

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Check out our custom-designed hand-crafted bee habitats and make your garden bee-friendly.

BUTTERFLIES:

Our butterfly products offer migrating and hibernating butterflies a helping hand by providing them a place to live.

Buterfly Shelter Feeder

Lovely butterfly houses, feeders and shelters for your garden!

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ReGeneration – NZ Pro range

Our ReGeneration – NZ Pro range has been developed to address the conservation challenges that we encounter on a daily basis.

Over the years our work with other organisations, that share our interest in conservation, has led us to develop this more specialist range of products.

The products are designed to meet the needs of professionals such as nature reserve managers, housing developers and ecologists. However many of the items, like our species specific nest boxes, can also be beneficial in residential gardens and educational settings.

The range includes:

  • Weta Motels and Lizard lodges.
  • A range of specialist bird nesting boxes.
  • Products to benefit endangered species such as bats.
  • Shelter solutions to help amphibians and insects.

Our team at Creative Woodcraft will be pleased to offer practical guidance on the best products and techniques to increase the wildlife value in your area of interest.

Please note: Prices shown are for lower volume purchases. However if you are interested in buying multiple units or a selection of products for building developments, conservation projects, education providers or similar, we are able to supply multiple items at a reduced trade rate*.

Please email [email protected] to discuss your requirements and request a free quotation.

*subject to terms & conditions.

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Birds, Garden

Naturally Unique Wooden Bird Houses

Wood is a natural beauty and our bird houses and feeders at Creative Woodcraft are naturally unique. Our wooden bird houses help in preserving the environment by the use of locally sourced New Zealand timbers and the pure source of the materials origin.

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The sign on the front of this Bird House by www.creativewoodcraft.co.nz can be customised to words of your choice.

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One of the benefits of having a wooden birdhouse is that they attract a number of different birds. Birds are known to be great grounds keepers as they feast on insects and small critters that live in your yard or garden.

A  bird house can bring pleasure to the bird watching enthusiast in us all. Bird watching is a great hobby for the entire family. Have you ever just sat outside and watched the birds? It doesn’t matter your age, even the youngest children are known to enjoy watching a bird or two peck at the ground or sitting in a tree. Imagine if they could watch birds set up home if a wooden bird house was available in your garden?

By providing a place for the feathered friends to feed and shelter they are likely to return year after year.

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Bats, Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Garden, Insects

NATURALLY PASSIONATE & WANTING TO MAKE CHANGE

NATURALLY PASSIONATE & WANTING TO MAKE CHANGE
By Ian Morton  Creative Woodcraft HQ

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With a deep passion for gardening, nature and the environment at large – is it any wonder I combined my craftsman skills to create a job I love?

Every day, ideas and products are born at Creative Woodcraft HQ – as my wife and I continually look for ways to make change and help home gardeners nurture native wildlife throughout New Zealand.

It all started as a side-line hobby in 2010, soon became a full-time commitment. Before I knew it the demand for high quality and hand crafted garden products took off and I could see an important trend unraveling.

As the spotlight continues to shine on the importance of wildlife protection and conservation, significant projects such as the Halo Project are great reminders of working together for a mutual cause.

The Halo Project, spearheaded by the Morgan Family Foundation, is a journey we believe in wholeheartedly and while their goal is to establish Wellington as the real “native wildlife capital of New Zealand” – we see no reason why the entire country can’t do their bit and play their part in the development too.

Ultimately, New Zealand has a life-changing opportunity to participate and here at Creative Woodcraft – we want to be part of that and offer products and solutions to help Wellington achieve their Halo goal.

Based in South Canterbury, we are a family owned and operated business with the strong aim to provide a wide range of expertly constructed wildlife and garden products.

Since our very humble beginnings, Creative Woodcraft has grown in to one of the country’s largest specialist supplier of wildlife habitat, bird and garden related products and offer by far the widest range of nesting boxes, bird feeders and shelters to accommodate nature’s finest.

With a honorable team of committed experts constantly aiding our product design and endorsing what we stand for – Creative Woodcraft pledges to continue supporting native wildlife and has every desire to maintain further education among our existing and potential customer base.

Tui Feeder finishing touchesThe Halo Project is a great step forward to achieving a better environment for generations to follow and we are only too proud to continue pushing the key messages and products to ensure the protection of native birds and wildlife.

Its a pleasure to be a small part of supporting the Halo Project.

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