Bumblebee Villa And Colony

Product Description

Want better pollination for all your garden fruit & vegetables.. ...... then why not invest in a bumblebee hive! Good pollination will improve both the yield & the quality of crops. The native British Bumblebee, Bombus terrestris Audax, is a far more efficient pollinator than the honey bee, being prepared to fly in cool, windy or damp conditions. They are docile & will only sting if severely aggravated, & are routinely used commercially for the pollination of many fruit & vegetable crops. Our Bumblebee Villa is handmade in the UK from FSC timber, with wooden legs to raise it off the ground, rear ventilation hole & a detachable wooden roof with grey, rough felt finish for weather protection. It comes complete with a large bumblebee hive colony that consists of a queen, 50-60 workers, eggs, sugar water food supply & a small amount of pollen to help the bees during their transportation. Height 33cm (13); Width 39cm (15); Length/ Depth 34.5cm (13). PLEASE NOTE: The Bumblebee Villa will be despatched within 21 days of ordering with a Colony Voucher enclosed to redeem from the beginning of next season, MAY 2020. At the end of the summer, the bumblebees will die off. However new queens will be produced that will create colonies of their own in the local environment. & next year you can simply order a new colony to populate your Villa.PLEASE NOTE: When ordering this product an email address is required. Unfortunately due to this item being a live product we cannot send to Irel&, Southern Irel&, Isle of Wight, Isle of Scilly & the Channel Islands.