Name: Eco Bee Nester
Brand: Shop for Good
Price: 18.95 GBP
Availability: InStock

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The eco-friendly Eco Bee Nester is designed to attract and care for solitary bees in your garden.

Solitary bees are the least well-known of our bees in Britain, but they are fantastic pollinators, and they're great to encourage into your allotment, veg patch, borders, fruit trees and flower beds. We have around 270 species of bees in Britain, including the honey bee and bumblebees. Just under 250 of these species are solitary bees and come in all shapes and sizes. The Bee Nester is made for Mason Bees and Leaf Cutter Bees, who will use the tubes to lay their eggs each spring and summer, closing up the tubes with either mud or leaves.

What's unique about the Bee Nester? It is designed and made from natural, environmentally friendly materials, making it kind to nature and for nature. The Eco Nester is formed from natural plant fibres with almost zero waste pollution during production. Once it reaches the end of its life, it can even be degraded into fertiliser.

The pretty colour blends into flower patches and gardens, and the rustic hanging string is durable and long-lasting. The internal nesting tubes can be replaced yearly, making this a long-term investment for your local bees.

Siting

Your new Bee Nester should be hung anywhere between ground level and two metres in height. The bees need a clear pathway to the tubes, so try not to nestle it into too much vegetation. But it is a good idea to plant some nectar-rich flowers and plants nearby to feed the bees. Keep the Nester in a sheltered spot, away from prevailing winds and rain. Ideally, you want the front of the Nester facing the morning sunshine so that it warms up through the day. You can also angle it slightly downwards to prevent rainwater from trickling inside. As autumn approaches and solitary bee numbers reduce, you can fit the front guard on to act as a predator guard to stop woodpeckers from taking the eggs.

Shopping with us does good. From re-used packaging and unique products that support local businesses to having a huge impact on people managing, or recovering from life-limiting illness.

Our care takes many forms and our professional team plus dedicated, trained volunteers care for people with a wide range of illnesses including cancer, motor neurone disease, dementia, heart disease, lung disease and neurological illness.

ALL profits from our website go towards providing this support at the Hospice of St Francis.

Thank you for shopping with us.

Order Processing
All orders are processed within 2 business days (excluding weekends and holidays) after receiving your order confirmation email. You will receive another notification when your order has shipped.

Free shipping to the UK for orders over £50.

For anything else the cost is £4.95 (Royal Mail 2nd Class tracked and signed) flat rate shipping to the UK.

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Returns
We want you to be delighted with your purchase, but if for any reason you are not, you can return it within 14 days. To start your return just email at shopforgood@stfrancis.org.uk

Handwritten note
For every card purchased with your gift we can write a handwritten note onto your card. Just add your gift and the card to your cart and we'll prompt you on the cart page. One of our team will handwrite your message onto your card.

Gift Wrapped
Your gift will arrive wrapped in pink tissue paper with our signature pink & navy accent stickers.

Sustainable packaging
All our packaging is recycled and environmentally friendly. We even make our own protective packaging out of old cardboard! This packaging carefully surrounds your gift with crinkly cardboard strips. Perfect for keeping your special gift extra safe whilst being as kind as we can to the environment.

What is Shop for Good?
Shop for Good is run by The Hospice of St Francis. We support families and people with life-limiting illess. All our care is provided free and less
than 20% of our funding comes from the NHS.

By shopping with us you are helping not only the person with the illness but all their family including partners, children, teenagers and close friends.

Absolutely ALL our profits go back into providing our outstanding care.

Thank you for shopping with us.

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