Ceramic Bee Nester

This may be used with, or without its base and accordingly is suitable for any paved/patio area or the garden/hedgerow.

Bee Facts

• Bees are adapted for feeding on nectar and pollen, the former primarily as an energy source, and the latter primarily for protein and other nutrients. Most pollen is used as food for larvae
• Bees have a long proboscis (a complex "tongue") that enables them to obtain the nectar from flowers
• They have antennae almost universally made up of thirteen segments in males and twelve in females, as is typical for the superfamily
• Bees all have two pairs of wings, the hind pair being the smaller of the two; in a very few species, one sex or caste has relatively short wings that make flight difficult or impossible, but none are wingless
• The smallest bee is the dwarf bee (Trigona minima), about 2.1 mm (5/64") long
• The largest bee in the world is Megachile pluto, which can grow to a size of 39 mm (1.5"). Member of the family Halictidae, or sweat bees, are the most common type of bee in the Northern Hemisphere, though they are small and often mistaken for wasps or flies
• The best-known bee species is the Western honey bee, which, as its name suggests, produces honey, as do a few other types of bee. Human management of this species is known as beekeeping or apiculture

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