Bee Flat Guide
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BEEFLAT
HAMMER
SAW
PENCIL
145MM
1X
100MM
1X
VICE
WOOD
GLUE
30MM
24X
330MM
290MM
2X
1.
2.
120°
158MM
180MM
6X
180MM
60°
145MM
6X
3.
31MM
79MM
79MM
97MM
31MM
97MM
120°
100MM
12X
4.
5.
6.
SETUP&
TIPS
!MakesuretoplacetheBeeFlatunderaroofastoprevent
moisture,constructonewiththeleftoverwoodifneeded.
Toatracktwildbees,usesmaltubes(notplastic)made
outofbamboo,reedsanddriledwoodwithholes
between2and10MM
Makelargerholeswithstonesandtiles,
whichprovidethecool,dampconditionsfrogsand
toadslike–ifyouputitinthecentreyou’lgivethem a
frost-freeplacetospendthewinter(they’lhelpeatslugs).
Donotdothisifyou’regoingtoalsohostbeesastheydo
notlikethemoisture.
FiltheBeeFlatwithdeadwoodandloosebarktoatrackt
beetles,centipedes,spidersandwoodlice
Usedryleaves,sticksorstrawforladybirdsandotherbeetles
andbugs.
MAINTENANCE
Attheendofthesummeridentifyanycelsthatremainina
waled-upconditionfrom thepreviousyearbecausenoyoung
beesemerged.Thecontentsofthesecelswilbedeadand
shouldberemovedanddestroyed.
Identifyanycelswhichhavebeentakenoverbythefly
Cacoxenusindigator,whoselarvaeeatthepolenstoreand
beelarvae.Thecontentsofthesecelsshouldberemoved
anddestroyedbeforetheadultfliesemerge.
Replacedriledblockswithbrandnewoneseverytwoyears.
Thisisdoneinthesummer,aftertheyoungbeeshaveemerged.
Itwilhelptopreventthebuild-upoffungusmoulds,
mitesandotherpestsandparasites.