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Where they are not so great is that they concentrate a bunch of bees
together, which puts them at greater risk to parasitoid/parasite attacks.
From a bee conservation perspective, probably better off to add some
rotten/rotting wood to a garden bed.
Ian
On 30 April 2018 at 09:06, Don MacNeill <donmacneill@bellaliant.net> wrote:
> I purchased a bee hotel from Costco and 2 more for relatives. They are
> made from hollow bamboo laid horizontally and are purported to provide
> shelter for bee larvae. The following article says that these hotels
> increase pollen mites and allow a certain fungal growth to compete against
> the larvae.
>
> https://crownbees.com/blog/bamboodanger/
>
> A study indicates that these houses are used more by wasps and non-native
> bees
>
> http://nurturing-nature.co.uk/wildlife-garden-videos/beware-
> is-your-bee-hotel-a-nursery-for-disease-and-pests/
>
> Does anybody have any thoughts on this or experience with these bee hotels?
>
> Don
> --
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<div dir=3D"ltr">From what I've heard, they're an awesome outreach/=
education tool. People see the bees, care about the bees in their house, ca=
re more for bees in general.<div><br></div><div>Where they are not so great=
is that they concentrate a bunch of bees together, which puts them at grea=
ter risk to parasitoid/parasite attacks. From a bee conservation perspectiv=
e, probably better off to add some rotten/rotting wood to a garden bed.=C2=
=A0</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Ian</div><div><br></div><div><b=
r></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><=
div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 30 April 2018 a=
t 09:06, Don MacNeill <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:donmacneill@b=
ellaliant.net" target=3D"_blank">donmacneill@bellaliant.net</a>></span> =
wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bord=
er-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<font face=3D"Calibri">I purchased a bee hotel from Costco and 2 more
for relatives.=C2=A0 They are made from hollow bamboo laid horizontal=
ly
and are purported to provide shelter for bee larvae.=C2=A0 The
following article says that these hotels increase pollen mites and
allow a certain fungal growth to compete against the larvae.<br>
</font><br>
<font face=3D"Calibri"><a href=3D"https://crownbees.com/blog/bamboodang=
er/" target=3D"_blank">https://crownbees.com/blog/<wbr>bamboodanger/</a><br=
>
<br>
A study indicates that these houses are used more by wasps and
non-native bees<br>
</font><br>
<font face=3D"Calibri"><a href=3D"http://nurturing-nature.co.uk/wildlif=
e-garden-videos/beware-is-your-bee-hotel-a-nursery-for-disease-and-pests/" =
target=3D"_blank">http://nurturing-nature.co.uk/<wbr>wildlife-garden-videos=
/beware-<wbr>is-your-bee-hotel-a-nursery-<wbr>for-disease-and-pests/</a><br=
>
<br>
Does anybody have any thoughts on this or experience with these
bee hotels?<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
<br>
Don<br>
</font></span></font><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888">
<div class=3D"m_659955806292704383moz-signature">-- <br>
Don MacNeill
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lto:donmacneill@bellaliant.net" target=3D"_blank">donmacneill@bellaliant.ne=
t</a></div>
</font></span></div>
</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class=
=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr">We=
're mapping research in Southwest Nova Scotia.=C2=A0<div>Link to your r=
esearch project/publications <a href=3D"https://goo.gl/forms/1JkoBRWIP3Kbvx=
l53" target=3D"_blank">here</a>.</div><div><br></div></div></div>
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