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Each month our Bee Informed Blog highlights current news, science, and research related to solitary bee conservation, food insecurity, and sustainability.1. Helping trees survive the droughtTrees, both urban and rural, especially our native trees, provide habitats for birds, insects, and other animals. Trees provide food and nesting sites for many of our native bees, the shade that can reduce our energy use during extreme heat and help clean the air of pollutants. And as droughts become more int …

The continuous blooming of native plants to provide pollen and nectar - check! Mud-rich clay source and deciduous leaves nearby for building nests - check! Bee-safe nesting materials - check! Bee hotel installed - check! If you build it, they will come, right? Well, not necessarily. "Why aren't my bees nesting?" is one of the most common questions we receive from our bee raisers. We understand how frustrating it can be to take the time to create safe nesting habitats for solitary bees onl …

Blog post featured on Twinkl in its article "Why Are Bees So Important?" Since you're reading this post, the chances are that you are already familiar with the concept of solitary bee houses and hotels. Solitary bees are important pollinators and a gardener's friend, and providing nesting habitat is a great way to help declining native bee populations - especially in the human environment. We understand getting started can be a bit daunting! Countless gardening and home goods stores sell …

Super (Pollinator) Host 468 guests - 78 bedrooms - 78 beds - 0 baths Entire home: Guests will have the Bee Cabin to themselves. Enhanced Clean: Optional enhanced cleaning process with Clean Bee available. Self-check-in: Check-in with easy access, dual cocoon hatcheries. House rules: The Super (Pollinator) Host doesn't allow bamboo nesting materials or Houdini Flies.About this space The Bee Cabin is a private bee house nestled in your yard or garden. Offeri …

First and foremost, we hope you are staying well.Despite the challenging circumstances of 2020, it was a big year for Crown Bees - not only for our team but for our community of bee raisers who helped provide bee houses and spread awareness of the importance of our solitary bee species. Thank you for making this year possible and for being part of this incredible community.A glance at what you had helped us accomplish in 2020:This year, you installed 4,000 new houses and supplied over 1.2 millio …