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Bees

• Not all bees are swarming bees, many are gentle solitary bees such as the mason bee.
• They are essential pollinators of many flowers and fruits and can be used commercially, especially in orchards to increase yields.
• Solitary bees are gentle and safe to encourage to your garden.
• The female leafcutter bee cuts circles from leaves with her jaws and uses them to make cells for her grubs.
• Solitary bees prefer wood nest sites and will readily use purpose built bee boxes especially if sited in warm sunny positions near to their food source..
• The Mason bee makes cells using mud, wedged into holes such as those in bug houses, they will also use soft mortar from walls but rarely does any serious damage.
• The honey bee is a social bee and lives in colonies with a single queen and several thousand workers.

Interactive Solitary Bee Hive

See our full range of bug houses and attractants....

Bug House suitable for solitary bees

For Bumble bees see our  Bumble bee page.....

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