{"product_id":"bumble-bees-live-colony","title":"Bumble Bees - Live Colony","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6aa84f;\"\u003eThis wonderful Creative Woodcraft product is now proudly sold through Oderings Garden Centres - click \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.oderings.co.nz\/Shop\/bees-bugs-butterflies-feeders-houses\/Bumble-Bee-Live-Colony-__I.178368__C.175717__N.84\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Oderings Garden Centres\" style=\"color: #6aa84f;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e to visit their \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.oderings.co.nz\/Shop\/bees-bugs-butterflies-feeders-houses\/Bumble-Bee-Live-Colony-__I.178368__C.175717__N.84\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Oderings Garden Centres\" style=\"color: #6aa84f;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eonline store\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.oderings.co.nz\/Shop\/bees-bugs-butterflies-feeders-houses\/Bumble-Bee-Live-Colony-__I.178368__C.175717__N.84\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Oderings Garden Centres\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1818\/4815\/files\/ODERINGS_GC_RGB_web_large.png?v=1501448556\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" height=\"73\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProduct includes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eYour cardboard bumble bee hive includes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eApproximately 80 worker bees and one healthy queen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eInstructions for setting up and raising your bumble bees.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHealthy bumble bees are perfect for garden, fruit, vegetable and flower pollination.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMild-mannered large earth bumblebee bombus terrestris are raised for gardeners and commercial growers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSiting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSince the cardboard hive that the colony is delivered in is not weatherproof, we suggest you purchase a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBumble-A-Bode\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, perfectly sized to accommodate the specially designed cardboard hive. “And looks just great in your garden!” It is built to last and can be used over and over again!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAvailable\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAll year round for outdoor pollination and greenhouse use. Our suppliers can produce and provide hives any week of the year, which is especially important for the glasshouse grower, and means the gardener gets great quality fruits and vegetables all year round!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSuper pollinator for fruit trees, tomato hot houses, vegetable gardens and flowers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLifespan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIf conditions are right they may pollinate for 8 weeks or more!  perfect for most garden pollination needs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEfficient pollinator that gathers pollen from nearby plants, but can forage for kilometres if needed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAs the queen nears the end of her life, she produces multiple queens, 20 to 30 on average who set up their own hives elsewhere. Not only do you get great pollination, your community wins with additional pollinators as they spread each season. “So, consider adding a few extra \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ebumble bee nesting boxes\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e to provide suitable additional habitat for those newly emerging queens.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eResearch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEvidence has shown that new queens that emerge from man-made hives may indeed be attracted to other similar man-made hives within which to start their own nests.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOther\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFor further information please visit our educational web recourse \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/beegap.co.nz\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.BeeGAP.co.nz\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ewww.BeeGAP.co.nz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e (Gardeners Adding Pollinators)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBumble bees work very long hours, foraging from dawn to dusk in search of nectar and pollen even on cold, rainy or foggy days which prevent other insects from flying. Despite being cold-blooded, bumble bees can produce their own body heat chemically and by muscular activity. They maintain a thoracic temperature between 35-40 degrees Celsius through enzymes in the flight muscles which break down certain sugars and release energy in the form of heat, and this enzyme is not present in the muscles of honey bees. They may also “warm up” for flight by decoupling their wings from the flight muscles, and produce warmth through an action akin to shivering. Even at temperatures below zero, bumble bees may still be flying.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eTheir durability is very important as far as orchardists or home gardeners are concerned, From early springtime right through to early summer the weather can change dramatically during the day – temperatures can plummet, greatly affecting honey bees, which won’t fly below 10 degrees Celsius. This is especially important for kiwifruit growers during its brief late November flowering period – in a cold, wet season, and bumble bees may well be the only insect pollinators visiting their flowers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShipping\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHives are 100% self-contained, with no need for any ongoing maintenance. The bumble bees are provided with sufficient sugar solution to last the life of the hive, which is pre-packaged at the base of the hive box. Hives are delivered to your door by courier service (shipped overnight).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e delivery cannot be to P.O boxes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eShipped in specially designed box to ensure healthy bees.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAt the comments section of the checkout, enter the date you would like your bees sent, based on when you want to start pollination. We do our best to coordinate your target date with our bumble bee raiser.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eObservation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIntroduce a live bumble bee colony into your garden.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Creative Woodcraft","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31289233616,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1818\/4815\/products\/bumble-bee_0537b5d4-9153-4810-9508-666374f62a7e.jpg?v=1489045540","url":"https:\/\/creativewoodcraft.co.nz\/products\/bumble-bees-live-colony","provider":"Creative Woodcraft Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}