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Index of Subjects --0000000000009735d7056b106000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I don't know much about who's (native vs. exotic species) using them, but a fella named Rod sells something similar at the Halifax Seaport Market as well he has a website here: http://freespiritfarm.ca/ I very much like his products, most of which are produced using wood cut from a hemlock woodlot he owns and maintains privately. Cheers, Chris Kennedy On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 9:06 AM, Don MacNeill <donmacneill@bellaliant.net> wrote: > I purchased a bee hotel from Costco and 2 more for relatives. They are > made from hollow bamboo laid horizontally and are purported to provide > shelter for bee larvae. The following article says that these hotels > increase pollen mites and allow a certain fungal growth to compete against > the larvae. > > https://crownbees.com/blog/bamboodanger/ > > A study indicates that these houses are used more by wasps and non-native > bees > > http://nurturing-nature.co.uk/wildlife-garden-videos/beware- > is-your-bee-hotel-a-nursery-for-disease-and-pests/ > > Does anybody have any thoughts on this or experience with these bee hotels? > > Don > -- > Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net > --0000000000009735d7056b106000 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">I don't know much about who's (native vs. exotic s= pecies) using them, but a fella named Rod sells something similar at the Ha= lifax Seaport Market as well he has a website here:=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://= freespiritfarm.ca/">http://freespiritfarm.ca/</a>=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>= I very much like his products, most of which are produced using wood cut fr= om a hemlock woodlot he owns and maintains privately.</div><div><br></div><= div>Cheers,</div><div>Chris Kennedy</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><= br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 9:06 AM, Don MacNeill= <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:donmacneill@bellaliant.net" target= =3D"_blank">donmacneill@bellaliant.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote= class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc soli= d;padding-left:1ex"> =20 =20 =20 <div text=3D"#000000" bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"> <font face=3D"Calibri">I purchased a bee hotel from Costco and 2 more for relatives.=C2=A0 They are made from hollow bamboo laid horizontal= ly and are purported to provide shelter for bee larvae.=C2=A0 The following article says that these hotels increase pollen mites and allow a certain fungal growth to compete against the larvae.<br> </font><br> <font face=3D"Calibri"><a href=3D"https://crownbees.com/blog/bamboodang= er/" target=3D"_blank">https://crownbees.com/blog/<wbr>bamboodanger/</a><br= > <br> A study indicates that these houses are used more by wasps and non-native bees<br> </font><br> <font face=3D"Calibri"><a href=3D"http://nurturing-nature.co.uk/wildlif= e-garden-videos/beware-is-your-bee-hotel-a-nursery-for-disease-and-pests/" = target=3D"_blank">http://nurturing-nature.co.uk/<wbr>wildlife-garden-videos= /beware-<wbr>is-your-bee-hotel-a-nursery-<wbr>for-disease-and-pests/</a><br= > <br> Does anybody have any thoughts on this or experience with these bee hotels?<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br> <br> Don<br> </font></span></font><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"> <div class=3D"m_-5122269905250001074moz-signature">-- <br> Don MacNeill <a class=3D"m_-5122269905250001074moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href=3D"m= ailto:donmacneill@bellaliant.net" target=3D"_blank">donmacneill@bellaliant.= net</a></div> </font></span></div> </blockquote></div><br></div> --0000000000009735d7056b106000--
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