3D Printed Bee Hotel for Solitary Bees
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What it does
- Provides safe tunnels so solitary bees have shelter to live and raise babies year-round
- Helps bees thrive in your yard so you get bigger fruit and vegetable harvests
- Mounts flat against your wall with a slight downward slope, so rain flows out instead of in
- Completely harmless to you and your family while supporting pollinators that keep nature healthy
Your garden needs bees. When you set up a bee hotel, solitary bees move in and get to work pollinating your plants, making your harvests bigger and better. These gentle bees ask for very little, just a safe place to call home.
This 3D-printed bee hotel gives solitary bees the tunnels they need. Different bee species want holes between 3mm and 10mm wide, up to 150mm long. They use these tunnels all year: hibernation in winter, shelter in fall, and nursery space in spring and summer. Mount it a few millimeters from your wall at a slight downward angle so rain runs off instead of pooling inside.
Bees face real threats from chemicals, diseases, and lost habitat. By hanging this hotel, you give them shelter and play your part in a healthier world. Your garden and local ecosystem both win.
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What you get
- This design prints as one piece.
- Nothing else to print or buy for this to work.
What it is made of
Designs like this print well in PLA. Compare the materials.
Printed plastic is strong for its size, but it is not metal. We have not load tested this design, so we do not publish a weight rating. Keep it out of a hot car and away from open flame.
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Who made this design
Designed by mitrasmit. We did not draw it.
Shared under Creative Commons, credit required. See the original design