Allotments 4 All

Is it a good idea to build a bumble bee house on the allotment? There's loads of queens flying around at the moment and they keep looking at the edges of the raised beds in a hopefully way :)

No honey bees  ??? are allowed on the allotments so its wild ones only.

I've got some instructions somewhere......

But I guess it will have to be done pretty soon.

absolutely.. ;D!!!...bumbles need all the help there is available..
You will find instructions and all otherkind of interesting stuff at..

www.bumblebeeconsevation.org

upss...

www.bumblebeeconservation.org

..lets see if that works...

Well if you can stuff the nest box with bedding that has mouse urine on it then it will increase your chances of them using it. The queens home in on the smell when they are looking for homes in spring. I rescued a few bumble bee nests last year and each one was in a mouse or rat nest....and a bit pongy.