Breeding Kit "Wild Bees", compact, 4 pcs.

Completely sustainable: wild bee breeding for schools, nurseries and home! With many suggestions on how to take action on climate change and help the environment.

This compact wild bee nesting block is ideal for beginner beekeeping and is ready to use right away. It provides 30 nesting tubes for wild bees and the hinged lid allows you to observe the development (metamorphosis) of the red mason bees.

How the project works: you receive the breeding set, install the nesting block away from the rain and put the tub containing the cocoons on or directly next to the nesting block. Cut a hole in the side of the tub about the size of a 5 cent coin so that the hatched wild bees can leave the tub. The lid can be removed shortly after hatching has taken place and there is no longer a risk of the cocoons being eaten by birds.

The wild bees will hatch out in mid-late April, sometimes even earlier if the weather is warm. However, you may store the cocoons in a cool place until late April (if necessary, even until mid-May, see below) so that you can plan a precise project start date between April and May.

The teaching materials contain lots of valuable ideas for environmentally friendly, climate-aware behaviour and to educate children about sustainable development. These ideas are flagged with the "We are protecting our earth symbol" and can be quickly identified. A worksheet on saving the environment and Earth´s climate provides data for a range of small projects on bee, environmental and climate protection, which children can implement themselves to help out and effect change.

It is possible to add further nesting boards from the 2. wild bee season onwards to the compact nesting block with cocoon hatching compartment, to give even more wild bees sufficient space to lay eggs.

• very suitable for starting to breed wild bees
• no danger of stinging, also suitable for nursery and primary schools
• 25 wild bee cocoons
• practical: observation board with hinged lid
• simple to use, obust, high-quality finishing
• project duration from March to June, the hatching of the bees can be delayed until mid-May
• with lots of suggestions for helping the environment and climate, and educating about sustainability
• detailed instructions with key information and tips on how to use in lessons, 12 worksheets
• 3 interactive exercises on bees, online with web code

Made in Germany!

Scope of delivery:

• 25 wild bee cocoons
• 1 nesting block with observation board including hinged lid and 2 additional nesting boards
• 1 packet of seeds bee meadow
• detailed instructions with key information and tips on how to use in lessons, 12 worksheets
• 3 interactive exercises on bees, online with web code
• dimensions nesting block: 16 x 16 x 6.5 cm, material: MDF, acrylic glass