Better Buzz Bee Bottle - Black & White Interiors
Better Buzz Bee Bottle - Black & White Interiors
Better Buzz Bee Bottle - Black & White Interiors
Better Buzz Bee Bottle - Black & White Interiors

Better Buzz Bee Bottle

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Native Bee Bottle:  Pollinate your neighborhood with a bee house to raise gentle native bees.  

Dimensions: 5.5" high x 2.75" wide. 
Includes: upcycled wine bottle, bee nesting tubes, wool felt hanger, directions.

 

MASON BEES | (Osmia lignaria spp.) are gentle native bees with extraordinary pollinating abilities. With around 140 varieties of mason bees native to North America, these bees are essential to the pollination of flowers, vegetables and spring fruit trees. Mason bees are known as solitary bees because they nest alone. Unlike honey bees, mason bees do not produce honey and do not defend a hive so stinging very rarely happens. The female’s stinger is actually her egg tube, so should a rare sting occur, there is no barb or venom.  They get the name “mason” from using mud to build their nests in gaps, cracks and other small cavities. One mason bee can pollinate what would be comparable to around 100 honeybees.

LEAFCUTTER BEES | (Megachile rotundata) are gentle native bees with extraordinary pollinating abilities.  These summer bees are essential to the pollination of flowers and vegetables. Leafcutter bees are known as solitary bees because they nest alone. Unlike honey bees, leafcutter bees do not produce honey and do not defend a hive so stinging very rarely happens. The female’s stinger is actually her egg tube, so should a rare sting occur, there is no barb or venom.  They get the name “leafcutter” from using bits of leaves to build their nests in gaps, cracks and other small cavities. One leafcutter bee can pollinate what would be comparable to around 20 honeybees.


MOUNTING | The Mason Bee BottleTM was designed to be modern and minimal in appearance as well as provide the perfect nesting location for your bees. Each cardboard tube will hold five to six eggs and the upcycled beer bottle house keeps the elements at bay. To hang your Mason Bee BottleTM, find an outside spot about 6-8 feet off the ground. Make sure the space is protected from rain and facing south or southeast for maximum sun exposure. Under an eave of a roof or an area protected by limbs of a tree are great locations. A local mud source from spring rains (or a diy mud pie) and plenty of nearby blooms will give the bees exactly what they need.