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I came across some notes that I took at the Acadian Entomological Society (
http://www.acadianes.ca/) conference perhaps two years ago. The work was
done by PhD student Robyn McCallum. She compared the success of wooden
nesting structures (a block of wood with tunnels drilled in, capped by a
roof), with milk cartons with paper tubes rolled up and inserted. She was
looking at Megachilid (Leafcutter, Mason, and Resin Bees, and allies),
bees' occupancy in blueberry fields. The short answer is that the milk
carton structures did very much better. The long answer is her on line PhD
thesis, found at:
https://dalspace.library.dal.ca/bitstream/handle/10222/73193/McCallum-Robyn-PhD-BIO-August-2017.pdf?sequence=1
Randy
_________________________________
RF Lauff
Way in the boonies of
Antigonish County, NS.
On 30 April 2018 at 17:25, Don MacNeill <donmacneill@bellaliant.net> wrote:
> Thanks Ulli. I did note that the first one came from a guy that sells
> competing products, which always makes me leery of the advice. I thought I
> was doing some good for the insects here in the city and am glad you (and
> the bees) have had no problems with them.
>
> Don
>
> Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net
> On 4/30/2018 2:12 PM, Ulli Hoeger wrote:
>
> Better this one than none!
>
> IF there is a local population of solitary bees (and wasps) that nest in
> this kind of hollow stem material, and the provided stems offer the correct
> diameter they will move in.
> Bamboo may not be the prime material but it works. As with all nests
> pests and parasites will take their toll, in particular is the nest"boxes"
> are not cleaned after hatching (next Spring), but most bees take care of
> the cleaning.
> We had those kind of "hotels" in our garden for 30+ years, a wooden frame
> with drilled hardwood blocks, bundles of plant stem cuttings and clay
> blocks (some bees dig into that stuff). Easy DIY projects, and my brother
> is doing them every year with some of his students in woodshop class.
>
> Both sites you list are companies with their own "products", ine from GB,
> a different part of the world with different problems.
> Yes, there are solitary wasps -many of those also pollinators, some are
> parasites of solitary bees- that nest in the same way, and they are also
> part of the ecosystem. The issue of non-native bees are only present where
> those have been introduced as pollinators, mostly in large scale greenhouse
> operations.
>
> The great benefit of those commercial bee hotels is that they make people
> aware that there are native, solitary bees (and wasps). Often they are the
> first step to do more, build your own -better- ones and start bee friendly
> landscaping.
>
> This book provides a glimpse into the diversity of "Not Honey Bees" Robot
> Check
> <https://www.amazon.ca/Bees-Your-Backyard-Guide-Americas/dp/0691160775/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1525108186&sr=8-2&keywords=bees+north+america>
> and the web is full of info how to built your own bee hotels.
>
> Robot Check
> <https://www.amazon.ca/Bees-Your-Backyard-Guide-Americas/dp/0691160775/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1525108186&sr=8-2&keywords=bees+north+america>
>
>
>
>
> On Monday, April 30, 2018, 9:31:44 a.m. ADT, Don MacNeill
> <donmacneill@bellaliant.net> <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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<div dir=3D"ltr">I came across some notes that I took at the Acadian Entomo=
logical Society (<a href=3D"http://www.acadianes.ca/">http://www.acadianes.=
ca/</a>)=C2=A0conference perhaps two years ago. The work was done by PhD st=
udent Robyn McCallum. She compared the success of wooden nesting structures=
(a block of wood with tunnels drilled in, capped by a roof), with milk car=
tons with paper tubes rolled up and inserted. She was looking at Megachilid=
(<span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-=
serif;font-size:12.16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;fon=
t-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:star=
t;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;b=
ackground-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decorat=
ion-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">Leafcutter, Mason, and Resin B=
ees, and allies</span>), bees' occupancy in blueberry fields. The short=
answer is that the milk carton structures did very much better. The long a=
nswer is her on line PhD thesis, found at:=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://dalspace=
.library.dal.ca/bitstream/handle/10222/73193/McCallum-Robyn-PhD-BIO-August-=
2017.pdf?sequence=3D1">https://dalspace.library.dal.ca/bitstream/handle/102=
22/73193/McCallum-Robyn-PhD-BIO-August-2017.pdf?sequence=3D1</a><div><br></=
div><div>Randy</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div=
><div class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature">________=
_________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonis=
h County, NS.</div></div>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 30 April 2018 at 17:25, Don MacNeill <spa=
n dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:donmacneill@bellaliant.net" target=3D"_=
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<font face=3D"Calibri">Thanks Ulli.=C2=A0 I did note that the first one
came from a guy that sells competing products, which always makes
me leery of the advice.=C2=A0 I thought I was doing some good for the
insects here in the city and am glad you (and the bees) have had
no problems with them.<br>
<br>
Don<br>
<br>
</font>
<div class=3D"m_4994384251696317461moz-signature">Don MacNeill
<a class=3D"m_4994384251696317461moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href=3D"ma=
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<div class=3D"m_4994384251696317461moz-cite-prefix">On 4/30/2018 2:12 P=
M, Ulli Hoeger
wrote:<br>
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<div>Better this one than none!<br>
<div><br>
IF there is a local population of solitary bees (and
wasps) that nest in this kind of hollow stem material, and
the provided stems offer the correct diameter they will
move in.</div>
</div>
<div>Bamboo may not be the prime material but it works.=C2=A0 As
with all nests pests and parasites will take their toll, in
particular is the nest"boxes" are not cleaned after h=
atching
(next Spring), but most bees take care of the cleaning.<br>
<div>We had those kind of "hotels" in our garden for =
30+
years, a wooden frame with drilled hardwood blocks,
bundles of plant stem cuttings and clay blocks (some bees
dig into that stuff). Easy DIY projects, and my brother is
doing them every year with some of his students in
woodshop class.<br>
<div><br>
<div>Both sites you list are companies with their own
"products", ine from GB, a different part of th=
e world
with different problems.=C2=A0=C2=A0 <br>
<div>Yes, there are solitary wasps -many of those also
pollinators, some are parasites of solitary bees-
that nest in the same way, and they are also part of
the ecosystem. The issue of non-native bees are only
present where those have been introduced as
pollinators, mostly in large scale greenhouse
operations.<br>
<div><br>
<div>The great benefit of those commercial bee
hotels is that they make people aware that there
are native, solitary bees (and wasps).=C2=A0 Often
they are the first step to do more, build your
own -better- ones and start bee friendly
landscaping.<br>
<div><br>
This book provides a glimpse into the
diversity of "Not Honey Bees" <a href=
=3D"https://www.amazon.ca/Bees-Your-Backyard-Guide-Americas/dp/0691160775/r=
ef=3Dsr_1_2?ie=3DUTF8&qid=3D1525108186&sr=3D8-2&keywords=3Dbees=
+north+america" rel=3D"nofollow" class=3D"m_4994384251696317461enhancr_card=
_5455268048" target=3D"_blank">Robot Check</a> and
the web is full of info how to built your own
bee hotels.<br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
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<div> On Monday, April 30, 2018, 9:31:44 a.m. ADT, Don
MacNeill <a class=3D"m_4994384251696317461moz-txt-link-rfc239=
6E" href=3D"mailto:donmacneill@bellaliant.net" target=3D"_blank"><donmac=
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<div> <font face=3D"Calibri">I purchased a bee hotel from
Costco and 2 more for relatives.=C2=A0 They are made fr=
om
hollow bamboo laid horizontally 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/b=
log/bamboodanger/" rel=3D"nofollow" 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/wildlife-garden-videos/beware-is-your-bee-hotel-a-nursery-for-diseas=
e-and-pests/" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">http://nurturing-nature.co=
.uk/<wbr>wildlife-garden-videos/beware-<wbr>is-your-bee-hotel-a-nursery-<wb=
r>for-disease-and-pests/</a><br>
<br>
Does anybody have any thoughts on this or experience
with these bee hotels?<br>
<br>
Don<br>
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ant.net" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">donmacneill@bellaliant.net</a><=
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