Marbles In Water For Bees

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Marbles in water for bees. 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. One solution to this problem is to add marbles or pebbles to a bowl or pan and then add water. Like all animals honey bees need a dependable source of water year round. The marbles give the bees a spot to land so they don t drown when they come to drink.

Change the water frequently to avoid don t add. 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. See more ideas about water for bees bee keeping bee friendly. Give your bees butterflies and other beneficial insects a refreshing drink without inviting mosquitoes into your yard using this simple waterer.

Hi my name is byron. 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. A heavy rain could drown your marbles. 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.

The bees around here have plenty to drink so this isn t a necessity but more of a conversation piece they have streams creeks wetlands and water seeping out of the hillsides. Summer s here and it s time for water play. 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 without drowning.

We re still feeding our honeybees helping them sock away some extra honey to make it through the winter. 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. Stones bottle caps marbles corks or wood chips for the bees to land on you can get creative with the design. Since then i added more marbles so the water is deeper and i can fill it less often.

Don t you love that feeling of diving.