Leafcutter Bee House
This wonderful Creative Woodcraft product is now proudly sold through Oderings Garden Centres and select Farmlands branches nationwide.
We can all use a little more pollination, so why not become a leafcutter bee keeper.
Raise gentle-natured leafcutter bees and see your garden explode with blossom as a result!
This unique leafcutter bee house with nesting tray system is designed specifically to provide a home for leafcutter bees. These types of bees do not swarm, are gregarious and safe around children and pets, they are naturally attracted to the holes in wood. The leafcutter bee house provides a habitat that has become harder for them to find in modern gardens today. The leafcutter bee house can be sited at any time of the year. It will also be used by other species of New Zealand native solitary bees.
Product includes
- Leafcutter bee house
- 72 hole inter-locking nesting tray system
Siting
Site the box in a visible warm place ideally to catch the morning sun. It is helpful to have soil nearby and food sources such as flowers, fruit trees, etc.
Attach to trees, pergolas, fences etc. in a sheltered position.
Although these bees do not swarm they are gregarious and once the box is used, occupation will increase in the following years. Increasing Pollination of fruit trees, flower gardens and vegetable gardens.
Because of the solid timber construction and insulation value, the bee house will not need to be taken inside in winter.
Other
For further information please visit our educational web recourse www.BeeGAP.co.nz (Gardeners Adding Pollinators)
At Creative Woodcraft, we do not endorse drilled nesting holes in wood or bamboo tubes as these cannot be cleaned or inspected!
Maintenance
This leafcutter bee house is made from quality timber sourced from local, sustainable managed forest plantations. Non-toxic water based stains and sealants are used wherever possible in the manufacturing of our products. The leafcutter bee house can be re-stained periodically to maintain its appearance.
Observation
Raise leafcutter bees and encourage other native cavity nesting solitary bees.