Bee Box Hotel

Here is an example of a bee box, where solitary stem-nesting bees would love to live! Many bees cannot make their own nesting holes, so you can provide them with a home in your backyard. Each hole will eventually be found by a single female bee, who will line her nest with such things as mud or leaves depending on the species, and lay eggs inside. While this bee box is plastic and purchased online, you can create your own by simply drilling holes in a 2x4, or any piece of wood you have lying around. Different size holes will attract different types of bees, so experiment with any size from 5-15mm. Just make sure to clean the nests once a year to avoid spreading infection from bee to bee, and you will be running a 5-star hotel in no time!