What is a Native Bee Hotel?
Bundles of hollow stems, reeds and bamboo bee hotels:
Using bamboo, hollow reeds, and/or dead flower stems, cut them to around 200mm lengths and jam them into a pcp pipe, empty tin can, or even a plastic bottle. Ensure that they are securely in place and hang or place securely off the ground around eye level near some flowers with the hollow ends facing the N/NE.
Extra tips: use sharp secateurs
Drilled Hardwood Bee Hotels:
Using native hardwood such as eucalyptus that is cut to around 200mm lengths, drill holes with extra-long timber drill bits. Vary the drill bits from 3-9mm in diameter to cater for a range of different sized native bees. Attach wire/string and hang or place securely about eye level off the ground near some flowers with the drilled holes facing the N/NE.
Extra tips: a
Ground Nesting Bee Hotels:
Using a mix of clay and sand, pack into something like concrete besser blocks or any durable container. Use the tip of a pencil or a stick to poke small holes and place them horizontally on the ground in an area that receives plenty of sun, usually the northern aspect of a building/garden.
Extra tips: leave patches of un-mulched bare ground in the garden, and place thes