Bumble Bee Nestbox

I am not a great fan of Bumble Bee Nestboxes on the whole. Bird Nestboxes seem to be occupied fairly regularly - even if sloppily put together like our Barn Owl box! But Bumble Bee nestboxes, well...

They seem a great idea, but never used.

However, earlier this spring there was a queen Bombus hortorum in our box. This was promising, but I still remained unconvinced. At the weekend I had a quick look inside and about four Bombus hortorum workers crept out to defend the nest. So it looks like they are using the box!

I will have to wait and see how effective the nest is, but it does make a difference from the usual earwigs, millipedes and spiders that are in there.