Unfortunately for the bees, many commercially available bee houses don’t come with any instructions and are made out of the wrong materials.

Wood block bee house. About 30% of California’s native bees live above ground. These bees nest in old trees in the wild, but in urban landscapes, a bee house can provide similar habitat. These bee ...

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Mason bee houses should be placed against a flat surface in an area protected from high winds, approximately six feet off the ground and south-facing, if possible.

Materials for this project are dependent on the type of bee house you plan to make, but you will need one or more blocks of wood or boards, like some 2-by-4 scraps and some 1-by-6 scraps.

There are approximately 3,600 species of wild bee in the United States. The most conspicuous type of these, the beleaguered bumblebee, doesn’t inhabit bee houses but nests together in the ground ...

Building for bees. Bee houses are an easy way to support native bee populations; here’s how. July 25, 2020 at 1:46 a.m. by Adrian Higgins/The Washington Post ...

Bee house tips: • Do not move bee houses after they are in place until at least November. • Do not spray strong insecticides on or around bee houses. • If you build your own bee house, do ...

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The bee house should be sheltered enough to protect the baby as it develops from egg to pupa to adult over the course of this next year.

The homemade (or store-bought) nesting boxes are an effective way to draw wild species to your domain.