Green Gardener Bumblebee Box
£94.00
This Green Gardener Bumblebee Box contains a LIVE colony of NATIVE BRITISH Bobus Terrestris Audax Bumblebees. Bumblebees are very effective pollinators of fruit, vegetables, flowers and herbs, so positioning a LIVE colony in your garden will boost their numbers, ensuring good pollination of your plants. Each Bumblebee box contains an established colony containing a queen and workers and a supply of nectar to sustain them while they get established. These Bumblebee Boxes are NOT weatherproof, so they need to be undercover i.e. in a shed / greenhouse or place inside one of our specially designed wooden houses. Delivered by courier (see courier restrictions below), please allow 7-10 days for delivery as the bees are ordered in fresh each week. Normally positioned OUTDOORS between March and September. Available NOW or pre-order by inserting a date below.
N.B. These come direct from the breeder, so will be delivered separately to any other good ordered and will arrive by courier.
Full Description
Bumblebees are widely used in commercial horticulture to pollinate crops and now you too can release native buff-tailed bumblebees (Bombus terrestris audax) in YOUR garden with the Green Gardener Bumble Bee Box. Bumble Bee Boxes are NOT weatherproof, so they need to be placed under cover i.e. in a greenhouse with the door / vents open OR they can be placed inside one of our wooden shelters, which has been specially designed to house it. Bumble Bees are available between March and September.
Bumblebees are one of the most important pollinators in the garden, pollinating fruit, vegetables, flowers and herbs, but their numbers are decreasing. This recent decline in bumblebee numbers has been widely reported, so why not position a LIVE colony of bumblebees in your garden to boost their numbers and ensure pollination of YOUR plants. Bumblebees are responsible for pollinating lots of plants in your garden including runner beans, broad beans, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, gooseberries, sunflowers, cherries, pears, plums, apples, peaches, courgettes, marrows, pumpkins, gourds, aubergines, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and strawberries. It is better to release bumblebees to increase pollination because bumblebees visit more flowers, carry heavier loads and are active at lower temperatures than honeybees. Bumblebees also use “buzz pollination”, which helps pollinate a wider variety of plants.
The Green Gardener Bumble Bee Box contains NATIVE live bumble bees that are delivered straight to your door in a maintenance free hive that contains a queen and workers ready for release in YOUR garden. The box initially contains a breeding colony of a queen and 25-40 workers PLUS a supply of nectar to sustain them in the short term while they get established. These Bumble Bee Boxes are NOT weatherproof and needs to be placed under cover i.e. in a greenhouse with the door / vents open OR place it inside one of our specially designed Wooden Bumblebee Shelters /Villas. Once in position, the Bumble Bee Box can survive for between 8-12 weeks during which time the population increases to many times its original size. They can be observed going about their work, as they bring pollen back to the hive through the louvered top. The Bumblebees are released through an easy to use trap door on the front, which is very safe to use PLUS it can also be used to hold bees in the hive needs to be moved i.e. if you want to move it from a greenhouse out into the garden. After 8-12 weeks the queen bee dies, but before she does, she produces young queens that will leave the hive to hibernate before establishing fresh new colonies in the local area. The whole process can then be repeated with a fresh hive. Bumble Bees are available between March and September. L-30cm, H-20cm, W-24cm.
N.B. Delivery to mainland UK is included, but due to courier restrictions, we may have to charge extra to deliver to the following postcodes – AB13 – 14, AB30 – 56,DD8 – 11, G83 & 84, IV, HS, KA27 – 28, KW, PA20 – 50, PA60 – 80, PH17 – 26, PH30 – 44, PH49 – 50, ZE, GY, IM, JE,TR21 – 25, PO30 – 41. All HS, BT and ZE postcodes. For delivery to these postcodes, please email jon@greengardener.co.uk and we will get an up to date price.
Jenny (verified owner) –
Ordered some bumble bees, delivered quickly and safely thank you, now buzzing happily round our garden
Claire Fuzipeg –
These were lovely to have in the garden. They pollinated all the fruit trees and bushes before they swarmed a couple of months later. Getting another this year, as we have the outer box already.
Carolyn –
I did this last year. Absolutely fabulous. The bees arrived safe and well packaged. I bought the deluxe house for them too. All, perfect. I loved watching them oriente themselves once set up. I will be doing it again this year and I can’t wait!
thomas (verified owner) –
our bees arrived in good condition, only one didnt survive journey….we have the box in the shade part of garden which get a little morning sun…we can see some go in and out….low maintenance pets….we put their favourite plants and flowers around the box, we made a nice wooden box to cover the original box….we hope our colony grows a lot so we can see more of the bees….they dont bother anyone….lovely little friends…
thomas (verified owner) –
very happy with our bees.
Rosalind Turnbull (verified owner) –
Excellent company. Humans to speak to if info wanted. Great products. We have been buying butterflies, and ladybirds both adult and larvae for years, plus this year we have had mason bees and a temporary bee hive which is thriving and full of bees.
Fiona Godwin (verified owner) –
Very happy buzzing around allotment. The only thing I would have liked was warning they were arriving, if I had been on holiday they would have been abandoned.
Also I am dyslexic and would love it if your company could make a little video and how to set the box up, happily my daughter was here and we think we managed. Bought a box for the ‘bee box’ and still not sure if I should have left cardboard lid on box?
Jon (verified owner) –
Thanks for the message and you should have been emailed / texted tracking? I will look into doing a video – great idea. Yes you leave the cardboard lid on. Kind regards Jon @ Green Gardener
Steve. (verified owner) –
After my order was misplaced an email to Green Gardener saw a box of Bees arrive a few days later. I have placed the nest inside a hedgehog hibernation box (blocked the doorway up so nothing can get inside). This is placed under a thick hedge facing North. They get morning Sun to warm them up but are protected from midday heat.I left the bees for a day to settle down. Now 2 days later they are visiting all the necter rich plants in my garden. It is facinating to watch them orientate themselves by flying square circuits before leaving the garden boundery.
I hope to start another colony later in the year and will do so every year. Bees need our help.
Dawn Hambling (verified owner) –
Bees in a box are brilliant. Bought these for my partner for his birthday present. He is really pleased with the gift. A lovely way of keeping bees. We will definitely have another box next year. As for Green Gardner, the service was amazing and they have been very helpful and professional with their advice. Will definitely recommend.
Sarah Rattray (verified owner) –
Super service, thank you, we were delighted with our bumblebees and ladybirds.
Andrea (verified owner) –
Hi, I meant to email when the new bees arrived- apologies for the lateness! The bees are amazing! Full of life, buzzing around, in and out of the hive. Absolutely delightful to watch! Thank you so much.