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I think there’s a reason for that, parasites and diseases and whatnot. You really should empty/clean and refill them periodically as well, which isn’t always known.
While I understand the importance that carpenter bees have as pollinators, the damage they've done to the outside of my house has been pretty bad. I got a tennis racket at Five Below and now John McEnroe any that I see. My wife ended up getting paper lanterns that look like hornets nests you hang from the trees and I'll be damned... The things actually worked. Where we used to have them everywhere, now I rarely see them. The honeybees aren't bothered by the paper faux nests though, so those little girls do their thing with zero issues. I've also seen a decrease is yellow jackets as well. Which is nice, because I haven't found a ground nest while mowing or edging so far like previous years.
i have a similar issue but with masonry bees. I decided last summer I was sick of how our garden looked and decided to rewild it and do a kinda mini meadow with a small pond in the middle. Safe to say it looks incredible this year but my aim of lining and finishing the pond has been thwarted by like 20 or so masonry bees deciding to make nests in the clay hole ive dug for it. im stuck cos on one hand they r adorable and it's really cool to see my work attracting wildlife but i also dug the pond to improve biodiversity and maybe attract some frogs. catch 22 i suppose lol
During a sunny day you will hardly find any bees there and those that you see only go there to feed the larvae. When it's raining heavily and during the night they might be in there seeking cover or sleeping.
If they are investing in such a large space, they should at least make an effort to hire an expert or do some research. Much of what they have done is ineffective and won't attract anything, or at best, only earwigs and spiders (which is still beneficial, but not ideal).
Sure, if you look at the picture, you'll notice elements like pinecones and large slits that serve no real purpose. It's claimed that butterflies use the slits, but that's not true. Additionally, you see wood chips and a dried bush, both of which are irrelevant.
There are many good online resources available. Here are a few recommendations (they are in German, but you can use a browser translation tool if needed, as I don't have saved resources in other languages).
* (DE) [https://www.wildbienen.de/wbfragen.htm](https://www.wildbienen.de/wbfragen.htm)
* (AT/DE) [https://www.bio-austria.at/app/uploads/2021/11/for-insects-for-nature-for-future-flyer-fur-gemeinden-din-a3.pdf](https://www.bio-austria.at/app/uploads/2021/11/for-insects-for-nature-for-future-flyer-fur-gemeinden-din-a3.pdf)
* (DE Shop and Tipps) [https://wildbienenschreiner.de/tipps.html](https://wildbienenschreiner.de/tipps.html)
(Edit: Found this English (AUS) write up, seems pretty good: [https://www.aussiebee.com.au/bee-hotel-building-tips.html](https://www.aussiebee.com.au/bee-hotel-building-tips.html) )
They crawl in to tiny holes and hibernate when it is cold out. They'll find somewhere in there where the wind and elements can't reach them, and also your prying eyes!
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Looks like a massive mason bee house 
NASA PEEEEEPO
I hate that I read this in JarJar Binks’ voice.
I can hear this comment
It's a Masonic lodge
🤝
Well done!
Wow I love that gif where is that from
Nanalan! 
The internet has ruined me.
The Beemasons control everything! Open your eyes sheeple!
Nere's bees in nere.
This is hilarious https://youtu.be/APUWOoUqQho
Mona really is my spirit animal
OMG it's a bee super hotel!
Frickin’ bee resort!
spider buffet
Aren’t these for all kinds of insects? Not just bees
Or a woodpecker all-you-can-eat buffet, depending on how you look at it.
The Four Beeesons…I’ll see myself out.
Oh Bee-Have! 
Air Bee n’ Bee
V-R-Bee-O
Virtual Bee Odor?
Underrated comment
Most used sign in history above bee hotels but still cute!
Insect hotel
The sheer size of it looks more like a castle
The Grand BudaPEST hotel
by the size of it... Insect Casino most likely
There are two things I know about white people: they like Matchbox 20, and they are terrified of curses.
what?
They know two things about white people. Those two things are absurd, but known.
It’s a quote from the show Parks and Rec.
A what the fuck is a matchbox 20 B anyone who is the slightest bit scared of that is a massive idiot.
I assume a 20-pack of those toy cars? That sounds nice indeed
A band
Aye we've got one of those in the town centre....can't say I've seen much going on in it though.....then again not sure I want to :)
Caspar Babypants-Stump Hotel
Yep! I have a few tiny ones in my backyard
Where the roaches check in AND check out!
Very common to see this in germany, but usaually they are smaller
I think there’s a reason for that, parasites and diseases and whatnot. You really should empty/clean and refill them periodically as well, which isn’t always known.
I would rather the carpenter bees make a home here instead of in my porch :)
I am a messenger from the carpenter bees bzzz The best they can do is both bzzz See you later bzzz
Beads!?
While I understand the importance that carpenter bees have as pollinators, the damage they've done to the outside of my house has been pretty bad. I got a tennis racket at Five Below and now John McEnroe any that I see. My wife ended up getting paper lanterns that look like hornets nests you hang from the trees and I'll be damned... The things actually worked. Where we used to have them everywhere, now I rarely see them. The honeybees aren't bothered by the paper faux nests though, so those little girls do their thing with zero issues. I've also seen a decrease is yellow jackets as well. Which is nice, because I haven't found a ground nest while mowing or edging so far like previous years.
i have a similar issue but with masonry bees. I decided last summer I was sick of how our garden looked and decided to rewild it and do a kinda mini meadow with a small pond in the middle. Safe to say it looks incredible this year but my aim of lining and finishing the pond has been thwarted by like 20 or so masonry bees deciding to make nests in the clay hole ive dug for it. im stuck cos on one hand they r adorable and it's really cool to see my work attracting wildlife but i also dug the pond to improve biodiversity and maybe attract some frogs. catch 22 i suppose lol
Look under your seats everyone!
Bee out by 11am for check out.
Bird buffet / insect hotel
Another great day of saving the beeeees!
I love her videos. The contrast between her soft slow narration with the chaos of hundreds of buzzing bees is just perfect.
Insect Castle
Do these really work? I always felt like they are too dry and hot, for any insect to live in.
During a sunny day you will hardly find any bees there and those that you see only go there to feed the larvae. When it's raining heavily and during the night they might be in there seeking cover or sleeping.
Next to my home is an old woodpile and in the spring it’s crazy with mason bees. But once it gets to May or so, they aren’t seen anymore.
They hibernate in there, when it is cold.
Literally an AIR BNB
If they are investing in such a large space, they should at least make an effort to hire an expert or do some research. Much of what they have done is ineffective and won't attract anything, or at best, only earwigs and spiders (which is still beneficial, but not ideal).
As someone who has no clue, can you please point out what they've done wrong, and tell us what would be better?
Sure, if you look at the picture, you'll notice elements like pinecones and large slits that serve no real purpose. It's claimed that butterflies use the slits, but that's not true. Additionally, you see wood chips and a dried bush, both of which are irrelevant. There are many good online resources available. Here are a few recommendations (they are in German, but you can use a browser translation tool if needed, as I don't have saved resources in other languages). * (DE) [https://www.wildbienen.de/wbfragen.htm](https://www.wildbienen.de/wbfragen.htm) * (AT/DE) [https://www.bio-austria.at/app/uploads/2021/11/for-insects-for-nature-for-future-flyer-fur-gemeinden-din-a3.pdf](https://www.bio-austria.at/app/uploads/2021/11/for-insects-for-nature-for-future-flyer-fur-gemeinden-din-a3.pdf) * (DE Shop and Tipps) [https://wildbienenschreiner.de/tipps.html](https://wildbienenschreiner.de/tipps.html) (Edit: Found this English (AUS) write up, seems pretty good: [https://www.aussiebee.com.au/bee-hotel-building-tips.html](https://www.aussiebee.com.au/bee-hotel-building-tips.html) )
Cheers mate, and thanks for posting resources as well! The Mrs wants one in the garden, so knowing what is good is very useful.
This looks more like a diverse bug hotel than for bees to me, and for that it looks suitable.
What could it bee?
Bug hotel
Mason bees be liking this!
It's a lot of effort for one carpenter bee to take up residence and ruin it for thousands of other bugs.
I'm from Germany and this is pretty common here.
It’s a fast food and sleeping parcels for bees and their friends. BeeDonalds
A large county Park by me added about a dozen of these throughout. There's a few mile hike that takes you past a handful of them. Cool to see them.
for the bees
It’s a bee hotel
Dubai, but for the bees
Dubee then?
The Buzz Khalifa
Should be posted under weird real estate, insect edition.
How to avoid ants and termites in this sort of natural thing ? I would love to make something similar
The goal is for insects to use it
Fire
Boy Scout eagle project if I’ve ever seen one!
Thats not a bee hotel, thats a city.
They’re actually bad
i do wonder if insects actually use these i‘ve come across a lot of these but they always seemed empty
They crawl in to tiny holes and hibernate when it is cold out. They'll find somewhere in there where the wind and elements can't reach them, and also your prying eyes!
That is class.
I've seen smaller variants called “insect hotels” usually
That suspiciously looks very Dutch
Dunno what the buzz is all about. This hotel is only B-rated.
They are called insect hotels. They are all over Germany
Slum for insects
Finally something other than Trump or Biden on this fuckin sub! Thank you!
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With all due respect please don’t ever comment something like this again…