Bee Brick

If you’re looking for a great gift for garden lovers, design lovers and nature lovers then the Bee Brick bee house is for you. An innovative nesting site for solitary bees, created to look lovely just stood in your garden, the Bee Brick can also be used in place of a standard brick in construction, creating more habitat for non-swarming solitary bees.

The Bee Brick provides a stylish nesting site for red mason and leafcutter bees, amongst others, and makes a real design statement in any bee friendly garden, allotment or building.

Solitary bees are fascinating to watch and a wonderful way to introduce kids to bees, solitary bees have no queen or honey to protect, meaning they are non-aggressive and won’t sting.

Bee houses can be a simple way to do something to help our declining bee population, alongside bee friendly planting and other wildlife friendly measures.

The Bee Brick™ is designed and made by Green&Blue in the UK.

More information

Bee Brick™ is solid at the back and has moulded cavities where the bees will lay their eggs, sealing the entrance with mud or chewed up vegetation. Offspring emerge in the Spring and begin the process of nesting again, repeating the cycle.

Solitary bees are facing a dramatic decline in numbers due to disease, an increase in chemical use and habitat loss. Pollinators account for 1/3 of the food we eat and are a vital part of our environment. The Bee Brick™ can be used in urban spaces and places where there may not be alternative nesting sites for bees, either built into a wall or building or simply stood alone in a garden or allotment. Solitary bees are harmless and will not sting you unless you handle them roughly, even then their stings are not painful, meaning they are safe to encourage around pets and children.

Materials
Made in Cornwall from concrete, using up to 75% waste material from the Cornish China clay industry.

Dimensions
215mm x 105mm x 65mm

Weight
2.9 kg (unpackaged)

Positioning
The Bee Brick™ should be positioned in a warm sunny spot, south facing, with no vegetation in front of the fascia. Ideally placed at least 1 metre from the ground with no upward limit.