1

• Find solitary bees a home in your garden, allotment, orchard or greenspace
• 'Bee Hotel 2.0' - much better for bees than bricks, bamboo or drilled wood.
• Care for your cocoons and provide a clean, pest-free nesting environment each year
• Perfect for UK solitary bees - Red/Blue Mason Bees, Leafcutter species
• Remove completed nests to keep developing bees inside safe from attack

Developed over the last ten years in orchards and gardens across the UK, MasonBees Solitary Bee Starter Kit is the perfect nesting solution for those looking to find native solitary bees a home in their garden. Contents: 1 x Original Nesting Tube Holder 30 x Standard MasonBees Nesting Tubes 10 x Refill Tubes 1 x Guide to Successful Mason Bee Management Providing a nesting space for native bees has become increasingly important in recent years, but this is only the first step if we are serious about improving things for our pollinating pals! Most 'bee hotel' products available do not allow for easy cleaning of nesting cavities or the removal of the parasites and predators which also occupy the nests each year. This step is often overlooked, but it is so incredibly important! After all, Would you stay in a hotel that couldn't be cleaned? No, us neither! You can imagine that a dirty, infested hotel is not a safe place for bees to raise their young... Using MasonBees Nesting Tubes gives a chance each year to separate the bees inside from the flies, wasps and mites which have also infiltrated the nest. Overwintering solitary bees in a pest-free environment and providing a fresh nesting site the following spring will allow a population to flourish, year after year. Made from strong and resilient spiral cardboard, MasonBees Nesting Tubes are manufactured in the UK and the only dual-layered cardboard tube available. The outer layer is virtually impenetrable to attack from other insects and can be re-used season after season. the inner layer is designed to be removed and replaced after a bee has completed a nest inside - so we can keep the developing bees safe from birds and other predators. Opening is easy: the inner layers begin to unravel when soaked in water for 20-30 minutes - Red Mason bee cocoons will float to the surface unharmed! More info: www.masonbees.co.uk