This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the
PEA curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in
Animal Care.
In this Badge Bit you will make a house for mason bees or other types of solitary bees.
Crown Bee's "Native Bee Guide,"--offered through the dailyish freebies--has a lot of great information for how to make a solitary bee house.
Minimum requirements:
- it must be designed to satisfy the cavity nesting characteristics of a solitary bee species in your area
- it must be designed/located to protect the tubes from rain
- natural/found materials and steel/wood fasteners (no glue, plastic, cardboard, plywood, stain, paint)
Provide proof of the following as pictures or video (<2 mins):
- your solitary bee house under construction
- your finished solitary bee house either
- describe what solitary bee species you're making a home for
Build a mason bee house - PEA BB animal.sand.mason
