To water honeybees pour marbles into a pie pan and fill it with water.
Water for bees marbles.
Halve one or two corks lengthwise or cut them into thin slices and place them into the dish.
Summer s here and it s time for water play.
Change the water frequently to avoid mosquitoes laying eggs in the water.
Don t allow the items to be completely covered or the bees can t use the watering station.
To provide a safe water source for bees build landing areas for the insects.
The marbles of this project offer a safe place for critters to land and drink.
You can help give them an easier place to safely drink by as this post suggests placing marbles inside of a shallow bath of water.
Here are some tricks for making an appealing honey bee water bowl.
I set the saucer on an industrial size wooden spool in dappled shade and soon forgot about it.
The flat stones are for butterflies to spread their wings and warm themselves while they drink.
Alternatively you can use a weak sugar solution in a bee waterer.
I thought my decorative bee watering station turned out to be cute.
This plant pot saucer is a water source for bees and butterflies.
The gravel and sand are a place for bees to land and drink they need water not just nectar.
Give your bees butterflies and other beneficial insects a refreshing drink without inviting mosquitoes into your yard using this simple waterer.
We re still feedingour honeybees helping them sock away some extra honey to make itthrough the winter.
Add a small amount of water to the bee watering station.
It doesn t take long for honey bees to discover a water bowl and make it a regular part of their route.
Any water is a hit.
They get this water from places like bird baths rivers and streams and open pools of water but they risk drowning.
Building a bee waterer.
Keep the bowl clean.
Bees work hard this time of year and need available sources of water to rehydrate.
The marbles give the bees a spot to land so they don t drown when they come to drink.
A teaspoon of chlorine bleach in a bucket of water may be enough to get the bees attention.
Recalling that honey bees love salt water pools i made a wading pool for them from a flower pot saucer and a few handfuls of marbles.
Other beekeepers add a handful of ground oyster shells to a pie pan of water which gives the water a faintly salty ocean smell the bees find attractive.
Then i added water and some table salt nothing intense just enough to give it a slightly brackish taste.
The marbles give the bees a spot to land without drowning.
One solution to this problem is to add marbles or pebbles to a bowl or pan and then add water.
Don t you love that feeling of diving into the lake or wading in a cool creek or just sitting with your feet in the kiddie pool.