{"id":1111,"date":"2015-08-22T14:38:36","date_gmt":"2015-08-22T13:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/?p=1111"},"modified":"2018-08-21T10:16:20","modified_gmt":"2018-08-21T09:16:20","slug":"creating-homes-for-solitary-bees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/?p=1111","title":{"rendered":"Creating homes for solitary bees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Twenty five new solitary bee homes will be going up in gardens, parks and on balconies around De Beauvoir in the next few weeks following a  &#8216;how to make a bee hotel&#8217; free workshop yesterday run by Urban Bees for the Hackney community.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/workshoppublicity.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1112\" alt=\"workshoppublicity\" 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<a href=\"http:\/\/www.xavy.fr\/air--homme.html\"><\/a> Old floor boards were srewed in for the backing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1.dcaterscrewinginnails.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1116\" alt=\"1.dcaterscrewinginnails\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1.dcaterscrewinginnails-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Local residents donated the bamboo stems,  from their gardens,  in which the solitary bees will hopefully make their nests come the spring.<\/p>\n<p>Those confident with a hack saw cut the hollow stems into 15cm length pieces.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/3.readinginstructions.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1114\" alt=\"3.readinginstructions\" 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\/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/5.vicarmakingabeehotel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1118\" alt=\"5.vicarmakingabeehotel\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/5.vicarmakingabeehotel-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Young participants painted their bee hotels fantastic bright colours.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xavy.fr\/\"><\/a> A budding Pollock and Rothko perhaps!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/7.jackpainting.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1120\" alt=\"7.jackpainting\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/7.jackpainting-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a 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The red mason bees  need forage from March to July.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xavy.fr\/\"><\/a> It&#8217;s as  important as proving habitat where they can nest and lay eggs.<\/p>\n<p>So everyone left with a bee-friendly plant, mainly Forget-me-nots (myostis) from my garden which supply the solitary bees with nectar and pollen. And some pulmonaria from Diana Jackson&#8217;s garden.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/11.beehabitatandforage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1124\" alt=\"11.beehabitatandforage\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/11.beehabitatandforage-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/12.carolinebeehotelandmyotosis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1125\" alt=\"12.carolinebeehotelandmyotosis\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/12.carolinebeehotelandmyotosis-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Everyone had a fantastic afternoon. I gave a short talk about solitary bees &#8211; the unsung heros of the bee world.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I never knew bees were so fascinating,&#8221; said Julia Porter, St Peter&#8217;s vicar and now a proud owner of  a bee hotel made with her own hands that will go into the vicarage garden.<\/p>\n<p>Hackney council gardener, Craig Davies,  will be putting three up in De Beavoir Square.<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to Gillian Borrie  for helping with the refreshments and Ruth Napolitano for taking donations to cover the costs of the event.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mochilas-kanken.com.es\/\"><\/a> And for Diana Weir for coming up with the idea in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone went home very happy to be doing something positive for bees locally.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alter48.fr\/\"> <\/a> The red mason bees and leafcutter bees will be emerging next month and looking for new homes.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xavy.fr\/-air-presto.html\"><\/a> Workshop participants hope to share photos of bees checking-in to their hotels.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/13.russelbeehotel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1126\" alt=\"13.russelbeehotel\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/13.russelbeehotel-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/completedbeehotel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1127\" alt=\"completedbeehotel\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urbanbees.co.uk\/blog_1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/completedbeehotel-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the first of a series of events that Urban Bees will be involved in, designed to make the De Beauvoir neighbourhood of Hackney more bee and pollinator -friendly. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twenty five new solitary bee homes will be going up in gardens, parks and on balconies around De Beauvoir in the next few weeks following a &#8216;how to make a bee hotel&#8217; free workshop yesterday run by Urban Bees for the Hackney community. 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