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“Different bees emerge and mate at different times of the year,” Rosalind says. You can figure out which bees your hotel has attracted by looking at their appearance and doing some research online to figure out what the species is based on their colours and size. You can also use the“The best time to create a bee hotel is in the late spring or the early summer, but you can make yours and put it out at any time of the year – some bees are around later into the autumn,” Rosalind says.
, there aren’t any bees around but eggs and young larvae will stay in their eggs over winter and emerge in the spring, so a bee hotel is useful all year round.Bee hotels are fairly low-maintenance, but each year you should clear out the bamboo tubes after the new baby bees have emerged. “You wouldn’t want to put your baby in an overused cot is the best way to put it,” Rosalind says, explaining that not cleaning out your tubes can be a potential source of disease.
Every couple of years, you should try and replace your tubes completely. This is because mould, funguses and parasitic wasps and flies can fill up the tubes after a while, which is another potential source of disease.Rosalind Mist, beekeeper and Director of Education and Youth Engagement at the WWFA former rocket scientist and member of the British Beekeeping Association, Rosalind also has over 20 years of experience in public engagement in science and conservation.
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