Beneficial insects, Ladybird, Lacewing, Mason Bees nests

The natural history of these fascinating and
useful insects, how to attract them to the garden
and provide homes for them in artificial nests
by Christopher O'Toole
£6.20
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Natural Pest Control: Ladybird Gardening for Beginners:
The natural history of these useful insects and how to encourage them
by Darren Mann
£6.20
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Plants to make your garden wildlife friendly by Jenny Steel
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Ladybird and Lacewing house

This ladybird house will encourage ladybirds to stay in your garden. It provides a safe roosting place during those cold and sometimes frosty nights in early spring. Ladybirds also need a safe place in which to spend the winter in hibernation. Lacewings will also use this Ladybird House. They, too, are predators of aphids. The adults fly at night and need a place to roost during the day. Their equally predacious and useful larvae will use it as a safe place in which to spin a silk cocoon and pupate before becoming adult.
Complete with full instructions for siting and care of the Ladybird/Lacewing house

Gift pack contains a Ladybird House
and
“Ladybird” Book. Packaged attractively in a gift box with a gift tag attached.

£29.95 Includes VAT and delivery UK mainland

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Mason Bee Gift Pack
These bees are docile, friendly and solitary and are
SAFE AROUND CHILDREN AND PETS

Red Mason Bee Nest
The complete nest pack contains 30 (small) nesting tubes suitable for the RED MASON bee (Osmia rufa)
Red Mason Bees are excellent pollinators of a wide variety of fruit trees, flowers, fruit and herbs. Simply place this nest in your garden and you will attract Red Mason Bees
These bees are docile, friendly and solitary and are
SAFE AROUND CHILDREN AND PETS
INSIDE THE PACK you will find information on how to recognise the male and male and female Red Mason Bee, how to help them hibernate through the winter and lots of other helpful facts and tips.
Placement Horizontally, well above ground, in a warm, sunny, south-facing spot. Against a wall or wooden fence is ideal, or under the eaves of a garden shed or outhouse or in a log pile. Ensure that, if suspended, the kit is secure enough not to be blown about. Do not place in fruit trees or shrubs: the bees dislike dappled shade.
In late March-early April, nest-seeking females of (Osmia rufa) will find the nests Take a look on mild days in early spring. You may see female mason bees investigating them

Gift Pack contains Small Red Mason Bee Nest,
“The Red Mason Bee” book and
“Wildflowers for Wildlife” book.
Packaged attractively in a gift box with a gift tag attached.
£19.50
Includes VAT & delivery UK mainland

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Large Mixed Mason Bee Nest (104 tubes)
Pack contains complete instructions on installing your nest of approx 104 tubes, what to look out for and when, tips on how to recognise the different kinds of bees and help the bees survive winter.

£21.95
Includes VAT & delivery UK mainland
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Large Mason Bee Nest + Bumblebee Conservation Mix Seeds

Bumblebee Conservation Mix :- 5 gram pkt Coverage approx 3 sq metre
Add a pkt of Bumblebee Mix conservation seeds to Large Mason Bee Nest for £1.25 (HALF PRICE) A mixture of nectar rich wildflowers, flowering period during May to August

£23.20
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This dual chamber nest pack contains a feeding dish, Kapok nesting material, cardboard lining, a perspex viewing lid and a leaflet that will tell you all you need to know about Bumblebees
Bumblebees are excellent pollinators of a wide variety of shrubs, trees, garden flowers and vegetables. Place this nest in your garden in the Spring and you may attract a nest-seeking queen of one of the six commonest species of Bumblebees. She will establish a colony which will be active until early Autumn

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