Bee Box

by nathan nash in Living > Pets

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Bee Box

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This instructable will show you how to build a bee box with a flower planting area. If you lived in an apartment you could even 3d print a small version.

Want to help out the bees but don't want to built a bee box then check out-
http://sos-bees.org/

Materials and Tools

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Some wood that's large enough to drill holes in
Some wood for the roof such as plywood 
A plant pot or some wood to make one
Nails, glue or screws to hold it together
Drill 
Soil and flowers
And a saw

Step 1

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Assemble the wood like so and secure in place.

Step 2

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Cut out a piece of wood so that your plant pot will fit in. To make a basic plant pot cut five identical pieces of wood and join them together.Next attach it to the underside of the roof with nails or glue or screws.

Drilling the Bee Holes

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I think you have to drill them 2mm-10mm but different sizes of bees like different sized hole so best to have quite variety of sizes.

Finished

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the hole add a plant to your plant pot (if possible one that will attract bees) and hang it up, I did this by drilling two hole completely through it, placing nails through the hole and nailing it to a wooden post.