I bought me some bees

and they hatched!! Red Mason Bees. Hubby helped me make 2 bee boxes out of an old post, and then I bought another one from Morrisons for £3!!! They love them all. There were approx. 15 I bought, half males half females, but as you can see I must have attracted lots of wild ones, too. The boxes are getting full up.
I'm leaving the area underneath the boxes to go wild and I've seen Miner Bees in the ground there!
Look closely at the Morrisons box pics, you'll see a bee in each one.

 

How exciting! You must be thrilled to bits; well done

 

That's fantastic - I didn't even know you could buy miner bees.

 

Yes, I'm like a kid in a sweet shop. Very sad lol

I bought Mason Bees, the Miner bees are wild ones. You can probably buy them somewhere. I bought the Mason bees from ebay lol

 

Oh dear lol maybe they could be persuaded out into other accommodation, if you can identify what type they are?

 

After discovering how important bees are to life and well being (or is that bee-ing?, I have a completely new understanding of them.

Well done and congratulations on your buy.

 

Great stuff , you've inspired me to go and make one , i will make a few more if I get any bee/insect interest .

 

An exciting time for you RandyRos Will the Bees live permanently in the houses? Are you hoping they will breed? How did you hatch them?

 

I bought a cardboard tube of bees that was sealed with mud. They hatched and dug their way out and the females came back and started using the other holes to lay eggs. They lay one at a time and seal the hole after each one with mud. Then they seal the end of the hole with mud and they will hatch next year and do the same thing

 

Nice one! Well done

 

That's something on my very long list I'd love to have