Marbles In Water For Bees

The marbles give the bees a spot to land without drowning.

Marbles in water for bees.

We re still feeding our honeybees helping them sock away some extra honey to make it through the winter. Change the water frequently to avoid don t add. Since then i added more marbles so the water is deeper and i can fill it less often. Like all animals honey bees need a dependable source of water year round.

Join me on my beekeeping journey. However its important that you know that i am no where near a professional bee keeper. The marbles give the bees a spot to land so they don t drown when they come to drink. The best water sources for bees are ones that won t go dry in the summer won t drown the bees and won t be shared with livestock or pets.

Give your bees butterflies and other beneficial insects a refreshing drink without inviting mosquitoes into your yard using this simple waterer. But as one guy points out in the comments on the linked page the drawback to this design is that you have to maintain the water level e g. Sep 9 2015 explore honey bee suite beekeeping n s board water for bees followed by 4544 people on pinterest. Im have had much failure and often find that i have done things the hard way but i m learning and getting better each and every year.

A heavy rain could drown your marbles. The marbles give the bees a spot to land without drowning. You can help give them an easier place to safely drink by as this post suggests placing marbles inside of a shallow bath of water. See more ideas about water for bees bee keeping bee friendly.

One solution to this problem is to add marbles or pebbles to a bowl or pan and then add water. Stones bottle caps marbles corks or wood chips for the bees to land on you can get creative with the design. The more you decorate the plate or saucer with different materials the more useful it will be for the insects to land on when they go for a drink of water. Hi my name is byron.

Don t you love that feeling of diving.