You know when you get a super cool idea but you can’t do it yourself? I’ve been learning a lot about the decline of our pollinators and wanted to make a bee house to help attract and keep these worker bees. But I didn’t have the skills to make what I wanted. You are not going to bee-lieve what Hubby surprised me with.
Over the 4th of July weekend, Hubby decided to take an unprecedented five day vacation from work. He was finished with my “honey=do” list by day #4 so I was surprised when on day #5 he asked about the bee house we had been talking about. I had a few pictures of ideas printed out, and talked him through what I had in mind.
He used scraps of wood that we had extra from another project and glued them together to make the roof.
While that was doing its thing, he bored holes in a tree stump. A couple of months ago, Hubby helped one of our neighbors cut down a tree and we were tree-ted (smile) with some wood for our fireplace. This stump was from that project.
He then stained the roof and cut out a triangle for the front and back to be able to secure to the stump.
The roof was then secured to the stump and stained. Now let me go back a bit and give you the back story of how this all came to… BEE.
It was about two years ago that I started making some epic changes in my health and environment. We live in the burbs so of course, we had pest control come into the house to spray to minimize the bugs and critters. Doesn’t everyone? One day, I noticed around 20 dead bees on our back porch. I thought it was odd but then remembered the pest control had recently sprayed. Could the two be related?
After some research, I found out that yes, pest control sprays, along with other sprays and cleaners are one of the factors which are wiping out our pollinators.
It wasn’t until our recent sustainable garden tour that I jumped on the “save the bees” bandwagon and started researching how to make a bee house. I was actually surprised at how interested Hubby was in the project. I loved the details he added… check out the adorable chimney!
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And the porch! How stinkin cute is this porch! I am on the hunt for some little Adirondack chairs and some patriotic bunting. Can’t you see the bees sitting out on the porch enjoying some sweet tea?
The holes are about two inches deep. We strategically placed the bee house in the flower garden and near the vegetable garden so it would be close to the pollinators. It’s only been up for a few days, and I keep checking but I haven’t seen any bees yet. Maybe I need a welcome sign?
Yes, it’s easy enough to purchase a pre-built bee house, but it was a lot of fun to watch how excited Hubby was to make one himself. Maybe next up we will go full-on bee keeping. Hummm….. But for now, I’m completely smitten with the bee house that Hubby built.
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Wow Carter.
Hey Dad – He really knocked it out of the park, didn’t he? Love, your favorite daughter.
This is adorable! Such ingenuity, too! 🙂
Hi Kim – Thanks so much! I take zero credit on this one. Hugs, Holly
What a cute and useful project! I have seen little chairs on Amazon. They are squirrel feeders I think and oh so cute. They may work for your bee house.
Your bee house is adorable, and your husband is quite creative. I hope some local bees arrive and take up residence in your bee house soon.
Carol (“Mimi”) from Home with Mimi
This Mason bee house is great. I have several. They should not face West or North and be sure to remove any spider webs from the front.
I had no idea there were solitary bees and I’m totally going to make one of these for our garden. What a fun summer project!
Looks gorgeous whether “BEES ” will make a hive or not. BUT SO BEAUTIFUL IT LOOKS.I am going to make one of the kind.Can be a bird’s cage? Because I have a t tree stump in front of my gate, on the side of a road so close. Last few days, I have been looking for an idea, THANK YOU once again for the bright idea!! I GOT IT!!
ABSOLUTELY amazing . Your husband rocks for being soooo creative and Finishing his honey do list . Like your play with words . Let me know when your company arrives and bee sociable .
So adorable! Let us know if they do attract bee-residents. Bats love to sneak into our wooden cases that my husband made to hold his Bose speakers on the back deck, and they never sign a lease or pay any rent. The only evidence is little somethings that we have to sweep off the deck every so often. Bats, too, however do serve a purpose in God’s plan for nature.
Please do a follow-up post about THIS! I’m curious as to WHAT attracted the bee’s and if you had unwanted guests, such as Carpenter bee’s or hornets, wasps etc.
I am also curious about HOW they reacted to your presence in the garden and flower bed. I would LOVE to get a colony around OUR area, but I remember the problem of a large colony in my childhood home and NOT being able to even walk in backyard, as they attacked all of us kids.
Happy to SEE OTHERS concerned about the lack of the honey bee. Good luck!!!!!
Love this and can’t wait for my hubby to make one for us! Any update on renters? One of those best kept secrets until one bee tells all his friends!
Love this! As for your little chairs, visit any crafts store and check.out the “Fairy” section. I have found items that I was looking for in that section. Now I am on my way to hunt a suitable tree stump out of our wood pile so I can make my Bee Home. Keep the ideas coming,!!!!
I’m curious if they do move in, will they make honey? Where would it go? Darling little house. The chimney is my favorite ? Thanks for sharing. Connie NC