Wildlife World Interactive Wooden Bee House

This little pollinator hotel is great. It is well made easy to take apart and clean. Plus small and attractive enough that it can sit on my porch or gazebo. I thought about leaving it out in the garden but its so pretty I keep it under cover and the solitary bees and wasps still find it.

I love this Mason Bee House. It is very well built and I love the ease of being able to clean it each season without having to add rolled paper inserts. It's so easy to clean out and put together again. Very well designed by someone who appreciates ease of use. I bought several and would buy them again. GREAT PRODUCT!!

So, of course I took it apart and measured all the holes. I had my son carve a few of them deeper to approach 5" when they were shallow. I do wish the overall footprint was a bit larger to make them 5+ inches readily. Also, the top row of holes (the 'penthouse') cannot be opened (I anticipated this, no issue there) but they were only about 2 1/2" deep. This may be due to roof hardware. My son tried to drill them deeper with only partial success. I guess those will produce only males. I added silicone to the small screws exposed on the roof that attach the roof to the angled roof supports. Anyway, none of that seems to matter to the bees. You can see we slung the nesting box below using rubber bands on the wingnuts, and we have had action by both mason and leaf-cutter bees! As new bee-tenders (not much 'keeping' needed) I like the option of being able to check on the health of the cocoons and possibly (some day) cleaning and wintering them inside. Although in my climate, that shouldn't be necessary; I will probably let them go through winter outside in their semi-protected spot and see how it goes without much intervention the first year. The design is very attractive. The copper atop the peak is adorable as well as functional. It is easy to unscrew the wingnuts to separate the 'floors'. Overall I think this house was a good choice with the flexibility to be as involved as we want to be.

Like how it comes apart. Right out of the box I soaked with boiled linseed oil (except actual cells). Will fill screw holes with bees wax. As with all my birdhouses, roofs need extra care especially when south facing. I have all different types of houses, most with straws. Ordered another similar house. Will see how it compares. Total organic gardening. Place all boxes in mesh bags on porch when muddied over so critters don’t get them. Will open early fall to remove and clean cocoons and store in garage fridge. This house will make it easier than the straws

Nice bee house, but I'm thinking by the condition of the first box and all the tape on it, it was either a return, or it left the warehouse that way. Cedar roof, eave was broken off and laying in the box. A shake or check inside might have told you there was a problem. I just purchased a second one, this one arrived in one piece From what I've seen I think these are the nicer ones available. I already have a hole plugged Yay! See

I searched and researched a house for mason bees that wasn't the type of house you find at big box stores and garden centers. This house fit the bill. Bees houses can end up getting mites in them which will make the bees pass away. This one can be taken apart and cleaned each year. You can see all of the bee pollen they bring in. Awesome house for mason and solitary bees. I updated my review to a 3 because now that it's time to take the beehouse apart and clean it harvest the cocoons for the winter and eliminate mites, parasites and fly eggs, there is ZERO day to get to the top row. CLOSE THE TOP ROW OFF if you're going to clean your units (which you're supposed to do) because there's no way to get those holes cleaned.

I normally research things before I buy them, but I bought a really cute mason bee house at Home Depot. When I got home and decided to read up on them , I discovered that it was neither safe nor practical for the bees and their offspring. The depth of the box needs to be 6 inches not three to protect them. So I returned the house and bought this real one on Amazon. It’s the correct depth , well made and comes apart for cleaning. The other one was more of a bird buffet. I want the mason bees for my garden.

Overall, the bee hotel looks good and sturdy. But there is an issue when I unbox it out from the delivery. The metal plate on the top of the bee hotel comes with some stain and part of it popped up a little. I tried to clean the stain with a tissue paper. It came up a little bit but you can see that it’s still there. I don’t know how to clean it thoroughly. For the popped up part, there is nothing I can do. Is it possible for you to send me just the metal plate so that I can replace it? Thanks.