A Bee Hotel shows different nesting types for native bees. The structure is rectangular, with a slanted roof to allow water to run off. The front is screened to keep birds and other predators out. There are five compartments of different sizes, each filled with a mosaic of cut branches in different shapes and from different trees. There is a sign saying: WELCOME NATIVE BEES! THE BEECHICAS, THE BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY HAVE PARTNERED TO BUILD THIS HABITAT TO SUPPORT AND OBSERVE OUR NATIVE SOLITARY WOOD-NESTING BEES. THIS NATIVE BEE HOTEL WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH THESE FASCINATING INSECTS UP CLOSE BOULDER COUNTY HAS MORE THAN 662 NATIVE BEE SPECIES VISIT OFTEN AND WATCH THEM BUILD THEIR NESTS THESE ARE GENTLE BEES, BUT DO NOT DISTURB THIS IS THEIR HOME FOR ADD'L INFORMATION VISIT BEECHICAS.COM BEESNEEDS.COLORADO.EDU

All the #Pieces of wood to make up a bee hotel for #BlueskyArtShow ! Along a trail in Boulder, Colorado.
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