Atelier Zabie insect hotel
79.95$
Solitary bees, also called wild, carpenter or mason bees, are important pollinators. There are more than 350 species of these bees in Quebec. They are the first to pollinate flowers in spring and represent an important link in our ecosystem. Give them a habitat for the winter! They will lay their eggs there which will create life when spring returns.
Available at the ecoumene only
Solitary bees, also called wild, carpenter or mason bees, are important pollinators. There are more than 350 species of these bees in Quebec. They are the first to pollinate flowers in spring and represent an important link in our ecosystem. Give them a habitat for the winter! They will lay their eggs there which will create life when spring returns.
Description
- Every insect hotel can accommodate solitary bees.
- Solitary bees are not aggressive towards humans because they have no honey to defend. More than half don't even have a stinger. They carry out their pollination work within a radius of 250 meters.
- Orient the front of the hotel to the south or southeast, with your back to the prevailing winds and sheltered from bad weather at least 30 cm from the ground.
- Pre-installed anchor on the back of the hotel for installation on a house, shed, fence, porch, etc. Avoid drilling into tree trunks. Can also be installed on a post (cedar post, fence post) using a mount sold separately.
- Plant a beautiful variety of flowers that attract solitary bees. The selection Friend of bees des Jardins de l'écumène is composed exclusively of plants that attract bees.
- The attic of the insect hotel can also accommodate ladybugs and lacewings, which are excellent predators of aphids.
- Avoid the use of pesticides and insecticides.
- Height 12 ¾ in (32,38 cm); width 7 ½ in (19,05 cm); depth 6 in (15,24 cm); Weight approx. 4 lbs (1,8 kg).
- Cedar hotel made in Estrie by a craftswoman who has great concern for the environment.
