This House Has A Bee Brick Built Into It 🐝

Adam Cormack built his house with biodiversity in mind. Cormack had a bee brick built into the side of his house six months ago, and it’s now home to the insects. Learn about how these bees are not aggressive (the males do not even have stingers) and the females are docile and are usually too weak to break the skin when they try to defend themselves with their stinger. This is a clever way to help these important insects and get more use from your new home.

6 months ago a bee brick was fitted to the side of our house. Today I went up a ladder to check on it and – yes! – we have some bees. A feature for all new build houses? 🐝 pic.twitter.com/A9I9xgBagw

— Adam Cormack (@everydaycormack) January 5, 2019

And if you want to learn more about solitary bees (fascinating creatures), there’s a guide to them here: https://t.co/N9xW6qIZ6z (photo & guide by @RyanClarkNature for @WildlifeTrusts) pic.twitter.com/PPdrnrKSbk

— Adam Cormack (@everydaycormack) January 6, 2019

In response to the questions about this:
– Solitary bees (in UK) are not aggressive. The males do not have a sting & the female's sting is usually too weak to penetrate skin.
– You can buy a bee brick from @GreenandBlueUK: https://t.co/UjqeZzCDlR
– Bees are ace & need our help.

— Adam Cormack (@everydaycormack) January 6, 2019