Getting Started with Solitary Bees: Buying Guide
Solitary bees are gentle, easy to raise, and fantastic cross-pollinators for backyard gardens, farms, and orchards. This guide keeps it simple and points you to deeper learning when you want it.
Welcome! You’re in the Right Place
Hi! We’re so happy you’re interested in solitary bees. They’re the perfect pollinators for backyard gardens, farms, and orchards because they’re gentle, easy to raise, and fun to watch. They’re also superb cross-pollinators that can double or even triple your yields.
We know getting started can feel daunting with so many products and so much advice. How do you know what to select and where to begin? How can you tell the difference between bee-safe nesting materials and practices versus options that are poorly constructed and harmful to bees?
At Crown Bees, we’re driven by research and community partnerships to ensure our bees and bee-raising products are bee-safe and sustainability-focused. We partner with beekeepers, researchers, universities, nonprofits, and government agencies to stay informed about the challenges facing managed and native bees—and to bring you the best practices to meet them.
Inside the Guide
In this guide, we cover the fundamentals and provide step-by-step guidance to help you become a successful bee raiser. The focus is simple on purpose, and you’ll find links to in-depth learning pages if you want to go deeper.
- Bee Houses — weather-resistant and mounted correctly.
- Nesting materials — breathable, sealed at one end, easy to open.
- Bees — the right bee at the right time for your blooms.
- Accessories — simple tools that make bee care easy.
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