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This Pollinating Bee Log is the natural home for Mason Bees and other Solitary Bees as well as a variety of over wintering insects. Vital for pollinating fruit, vegetables, herbs and flowers, these bees are non swarming and non aggressive and are safe with children and pets. The Log is designed to give good insulation (does not require moving inside in winter) and is filled with natural nesting tubes for the bees. SITING - The Log can be hung on a wall or from trees, pergolas or pole systems with the special strengthened seagrass hanging ropes. Position in a warm place near nectar sources to catch the morning sun. Ideally 3ft to 7ft high (up to 3 mtrs). Please note the hanging rope material may vary.
18cm long x 15cm dia- 2.1KG
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Beepol Garden Hive
Enjoy the sight and sound of native Buff-tailed bumblebees (Bombus terrestris audax) at work in your garden with the Beepol garden hive
Pollination is as important to gardeners as it is to farmers and growers, without it fruit and pod vegetables do not set and yields are reduced. Bees are probably the most important pollinating insect and their recent decline in numbers has been widely reported. Planting bee friendly plants will help attract many different bee species to your garden but now gardeners can introduce their own bumblebee colonies with BEEPOL!

Beepol is a live colony of bumblebees, Housed and supplied in a maintenance free hive

Each hive contains native UK Bumblebee species, a queen bumblebee, workers and bee food

Reared in disease free, hygienic conditions for release into British gardens and wildlife areas

Each colony has a viewing panel under the lid for observation of the bees

Bumblebees are released by an easy to use trap door system

Hives incorporate a bee home system that allows bees back into the hive and holds them for later release if needed

Bumblebees will pollinate a wide variety of plants outdoors including fruit and some vegetable plants. They also help maximise yields from greenhouse grown plants like Tomatoes, Peppers and Aubergines

The Beepol hive has been designed to educate as well as pollinate! A clear viewing panel in the lid allows observation of the colony it develops, whilst the exit and entrance system enable you to watch the bees at work, as they bring pollen back to the hive. Bumblebee colonies do not continue like honeybee hives, so hives have a limited lifespan and will need replacing. However before the queen bee dies; she produces young queens that will leave the hive to hibernate before establishing fresh new colonies in the spring. Despatched on Wednesdays.

Available from March to August.

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IMPORTANT :- Bumblebees are not generally aggressive but will sting as a defence measure. This is normally when they are caught in clothing or their nest is disturbed. Bumblebee workers and the Queen have a sting but the male bees do not. The sting of a Bumblebee has no barbs. They do also live after giving a sting.

When the Bumblebee stings; it causes a short severe pain in humans. Some venom is injected into the body through the sting. Sometimes on quite rare occasions, an allergic reaction can develop against the injected venom.

If you do get stung, here is some advice on treatments  Advice on stings & Allergies

Beepol Lodge and Garden Hive
Based on traditional bee hive designs, the Beepol Lodge has been hand crafted in the UK from durable timber grown on FSC plantations. Bumblebee colonies do not continue through the winter in the same way as honeybees do, so each year a fresh new Beepol garden hive can be purchased and placed within the lodge, ensuring every summer you can enjoy the sight and sounds of British Bumblebees hard at work in your garden.
Contains one Beepol Lodge and Beepol garden hive, which can be replaced with a new one when the hive comes to the end of its life and the new queen bumblebees have dispersed.
A hinged roof for access and for viewing the Bumblebee colony within.
Exit and entrance holes designed for the particular size and shape of Bumblebees and even a landing ledge for them to rest on, as they come back to the hive with heavy loads of pollen.
Incorporates wooden legs to keep the hive off the ground.
Option for attaching a mini wildlife camera, so you can see your bees at work from the comfort of your home!
Purchase a live hive, availability from March to September, Despatched On Wednesday.
The Beepol Lodge makes an ideal gift at any time of year.

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£129.95 Add to basket Beepol Lodge and Garden Hive with Bees

Beepol Lodge and Garden Hive with Voucher for Hive
Based on traditional bee hive designs, the Beepol Lodge has been hand crafted in the UK from durable timber grown on FSC plantations. Bumblebee colonies do not continue through the winter in the same way as honeybees do, so each year a fresh new Beepol garden hive can be purchased and placed within the lodge, ensuring every summer you can enjoy the sight and sounds of British Bumblebees hard at work in your garden.
Contains one Beepol Lodge and voucher for Beepol garden hive, which can be replaced with a new one when the hive comes to the end of its life and the new queen bumblebees have dispersed.
A hinged roof for access and for viewing the Bumblebee colony within.
Exit and entrance holes designed for the particular size and shape of Bumblebees and even a landing ledge for them to rest on, as they come back to the hive with heavy loads of pollen.
Incorporates wooden legs to keep the hive off the ground.
Option for attaching a mini wildlife camera, so you can see your bees at work from the comfort of your home!
Purchased with a voucher all year round.
The voucher can be posted to Dragonfli when you are ready to receive your live Beepol hive between March and September.
The Beepol Lodge makes an ideal gift at any time of year.

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£129.95 Add to basket Beepol Lodge and Voucher for Garden Hive

IMPORTANT :- Bumblebees are not generally aggressive but will sting as a defence measure. This is normally when they are caught in clothing or their nest is disturbed. Bumblebee workers and the Queen have a sting but the male bees do not. The sting of a Bumblebee has no barbs. They do also live after giving a sting.

When the Bumblebee stings; it causes a short severe pain in humans. Some venom is injected into the body through the sting. Sometimes on quite rare occasions, an allergic reaction can develop against the injected venom.

If you do get stung, here is some advice on treatments  Advice on stings & Allergies

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