Marbles In Water For Bees

Stones bottle caps marbles corks or wood chips for the bees to land on you can get creative with the design.

Marbles in water for bees.

The more you decorate the plate or saucer with different materials the more useful it will be for the insects to land on when they go for a drink of water. Summer s here and it s time for water play. Since then i added more marbles so the water is deeper and i can fill it less often. We re still feeding our honeybees helping them sock away some extra honey to make it through the winter.

A heavy rain could drown your marbles. To water honeybees pour marbles into a pie pan and fill it with water. Give your bees butterflies and other beneficial insects a refreshing drink without inviting mosquitoes into your yard using this simple waterer. Change the water frequently to avoid don t add.

The best water sources for bees are ones that won t go dry in the summer won t drown the bees and won t be shared with livestock or pets. Im have had much failure and often find that i have done things the hard way but i m learning and getting better each and every year. Join me on my beekeeping journey. However its important that you know that i am no where near a professional bee keeper.

You can help give them an easier place to safely drink by as this post suggests placing marbles inside of a shallow bath of water. Like all animals honey bees need a dependable source of water year round. Sep 9 2015 explore honey bee suite beekeeping n s board water for bees followed by 4544 people on pinterest. Hi my name is byron.

The marbles give the bees a spot to land without drowning. Don t you love that feeling of diving. One solution to this problem is to add marbles or pebbles to a bowl or pan and then add water. The marbles give the bees a spot to land without drowning.

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