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	Making Increase Without Splits ...	15	BBC	49790	Fri Nov 14, 2014 12:24 am CharlieBnoobee
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	Heat retention in brood box in vertical supered hives	16	Che Guebuddha	49521	Mon Sep 22, 2014 8:39 pm BBC
	Frame comb spacing in conventional hives + bee space	7	Che Guebuddha	26487	Thu Sep 04, 2014 10:42 am catchercradle
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Quality Top Bar Hives by Andrew Vidler

Conserving wild bees

Research suggests that bumble bee boxes have a very low success rate in actually attracting bees into them. We find that if you create an environment where first of all you can attract mice inside, such as a pile of stones, a drystone wall, paving slabs with intentionally made cavities underneath, this will increase the success rate.

Most bumble bee species need a dry space about the size a football, with a narrow entrance tunnel approximately 2cm in diameter and 20 cm long. Most species nest underground along the base of a linear feature such as a hedge or wall. Sites need to be sheltered and out of direct sunlight.

There is a spectacular display of wild bee hotels here

More about bumblebees and solitary bees here

Information about the Tree Bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum)