Insect House a Little OT
On 20/06/2018 22:29, TheChief wrote:
Hi all Anyone like to give recommendation from personal experience on where to site an insect house? It's like a bird box shape with a roof but no front. Instead of a front there's a load of tubes mounted horizontally front to back. The location is East Yorkshire near Hull towards the top of a hill. The tubes could be for mason bees (red and blue) one of which (red) will use the tubes as the weather warms up in spring and the other (blue) around this time of year. Ideally the opening in the tubes need to point south and in direct sun, not dappled shade. Red mason will block the tubes with mud after laying and providing pollen as food. Blue mason will block the tubes with chewed up leaves. Mason bees don't produce honey. They are pollinators and are docile hence ok with kids. http://www.wycombewildlifegrp.co.uk/masonbee.htm -- mailto : news {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
Insect House a Little OT
Hi all
Anyone like to give recommendation from personal experience on where to site an insect house? It's like a bird box shape with a roof but no front. Instead of a front there's a load of tubes mounted horizontally front to back. The location is East Yorkshire near Hull towards the top of a hill. Thanks Phil -- ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
Insect House a Little OT
alan_m Wrote in message:
On 20/06/2018 22:29, TheChief wrote: Hi all Anyone like to give recommendation from personal experience on where to site an insect house? It's like a bird box shape with a roof but no front. Instead of a front there's a load of tubes mounted horizontally front to back. The location is East Yorkshire near Hull towards the top of a hill. The tubes could be for mason bees (red and blue) one of which (red) will use the tubes as the weather warms up in spring and the other (blue) around this time of year. Ideally the opening in the tubes need to point south and in direct sun, not dappled shade. Red mason will block the tubes with mud after laying and providing pollen as food. Blue mason will block the tubes with chewed up leaves. Mason bees don't produce honey. They are pollinators and are docile hence ok with kids. http://www.wycombewildlifegrp.co.uk/masonbee.htm -- mailto : news {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk Thanks AlanM I'll look for a south facing location. Phil -- ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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