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Thanks for the comments Mary.
What is a P. Eng doing running a B&B? I should talk though. I am an
electrical engineer (TUNS) but never practiced engineering. I took a
C.A. afterwords and spent the rest of my life in finance.
Don
Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net
On 4/30/2018 10:35 AM, Mary Macaulay wrote:
> So happy you brought thus up Don. People desperately want to help and
> this is one way the market has responded. Really though, we need to
> provide natural habitat by rewilding our lawns and gardens. These
> commercial kits will end up clogging up our landfills.
>
> With kindest regards
>
> Mary (Macaulay), P.Eng.
> Owner, Remember Adventures B&B & Caper Cafe
> Bed & Breakfast, Pedal Buggy, bike, kayak, coaster & snowshoe rentals,
> great bird friendly coffee, organic baking, breakfast & pasta, soups,
> stews, vegan curries & chili, pollinator meadow, games & more!!
> (Cafe/Buggies Open Wed to Sunday: 8:00 am - 3 pm; B&B 7 days a week -
> please book via Airbnb)
> HWY 6 & Station Road & Trans-Canada Trail
> Tatamagouche
> RememberAdventures.ca <http://RememberAdventures.ca> &
> InsectRecovery.org <http://InsectRecovery.org>
> 1-902-293-1533
> Twitter @RememberTata & @InsectRecovery
>
> On Apr 30, 2018, at 9:15 AM, Don MacNeill <donmacneill@bellaliant.net
> <mailto: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
>> --
>> Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net
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<font face="Calibri">Thanks for the comments Mary.<br>
<br>
What is a P. Eng doing running a B&B? I should talk though.
I am an electrical engineer (TUNS) but never practiced
engineering. I took a C.A. afterwords and spent the rest of my
life in finance.<br>
<br>
Don<br>
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<div class="moz-signature">Don MacNeill
donmacneill@bellaliant.net</div>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/30/2018 10:35 AM, Mary Macaulay
wrote:<br>
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So happy you brought thus up Don. People desperately want to help
and this is one way the market has responded. Really though, we
need to provide natural habitat by rewilding our lawns and
gardens. These commercial kits will end up clogging up our
landfills.<br>
<br>
<div id="AppleMailSignature">
<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">With
kindest regards</span></div>
<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br>
</span></div>
<div>
<div>
<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Mary
(Macaulay), P.Eng.</span></div>
<div>
<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255,
0);">Owner, Remember Adventures B&B & Caper
Cafe</span></div>
<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255,
0);">Bed & Breakfast, Pedal Buggy, bike, kayak,
coaster & snowshoe rentals, great bird friendly
coffee, organic baking, breakfast & pasta, soups,
stews, vegan curries & chili, pollinator meadow,
games & more!! </span></div>
<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255,
0);">(Cafe/Buggies Open Wed to Sunday: 8:00 am - 3 pm;
B&B 7 days a week - please book via Airbnb)</span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">HWY
6 & Station Road & Trans-Canada Trail</span></div>
<div>
<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tatamagouche</span></div>
<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a
href="http://RememberAdventures.ca"
moz-do-not-send="true">RememberAdventures.ca</a> &
<a href="http://InsectRecovery.org"
moz-do-not-send="true">InsectRecovery.org</a></span></div>
<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">1-902-293-1533</span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Twitter
@RememberTata & @InsectRecovery</span></div>
</div>
<div><br>
On Apr 30, 2018, at 9:15 AM, Don MacNeill <<a
href="mailto:donmacneill@bellaliant.net"
moz-do-not-send="true">donmacneill@bellaliant.net</a>>
wrote:<br>
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<div><font face="Calibri">I purchased a bee hotel from Costco
and 2 more for relatives. They are made f