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Warwick Wild Bee House
Warwick Wild Bee House Nature Trail
Warwick Wild Bee House Nature Trail
We are working on a nature trail with solitary bee houses for Warwick. The style of bee house we are looking at can be opened to view the bee houses inside. We hope this will be an interesting addition to the town and an opportunity to learn about non-stinging wild bees.
The bee houses are commonly used by Mason Bees and we may be lucky to also get Leafcutter Bees, Orange Vented Mason Bees or even Blue Mason Bees.
We are pleased to confirm that we have received a small grant and are working with Warwick Nursery School, Westgate School, Quaker House Gardens, ARC Packmores Community Garden, Hill Close Gardens and the Green Spaces team for Priory Park and St Nicholas Park to install Bee Houses this Spring.
Other Bee Friendly Towns award winners have also created trails; it is fitting we do the same to show our Bee Friendly credentials.
Mason Bees are a type of cavity-nesting solitary bee, flying between March and July.
Females lay their eggs in a nest inside old crumbling masonry, hollow plant tubes or bee houses like ours. They prefer a hollow tube that is at least 15cm deep and about 6-8mm wide, or they will decide against laying a female and only lay males. One or two female eggs are laid at the back of the tubes, away from predators, followed by more male eggs. Each mason bee egg is provided with pollen and sealed into a cell with mud. The females have about 40 eggs, so they may fill several tubes.
Please feel free to read our guide on Red Mason Bees and other bees, and predators of bees that use a good solitary bee house.
If you would like to purchase a Bee House, please contact us at beefriendlywarwick@gmail.com and we will pass on the details of Paul Plaster who madee these houses for us (we painted them and added the information).
THE RED MASON BEE.pdf
Here is a live version of the map:
https://batchgeo.com/map/348d6b3273a7f8e4d75544f281e864c6
We can also include on the nature trail, the Riverside Walk, which runs from St Nicholas Park to Victoria Park and further out, the Hatton Flight of 21 locks canalside path.
SUPPORTED BY:
Awarding Cllr(s): Cllr John Holland (Warwick West) - £100; Cllr Sam Jones (Warwick North) - £456; and Cllr Nicki Scott (Warwick South) - £456
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