{"title":"Insect Hotels \u0026 Bug Walls","description":"\u003cp\u003eCreate richer, more biodiverse outdoor spaces with our insect hotels and bug walls range for gardens, parks and habitat projects. This collection includes bee hotels, insect towers, refugia boards, beneficial predator refuges and live bumblebee habitat solutions designed to support pollinators and other helpful insects. Ideal for encouraging nesting, shelter and ecological balance, these products help enhance habitat value while supporting species that contribute to pollination and natural pest management. Suitable for domestic gardens, schools, estates and professional wildlife schemes, they offer practical ways to promote healthier, more wildlife-friendly environments.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"beepol-villa-and-live-colony","title":"Beepol Live Bumblebee Colony","description":"\u003cp\u003eEnhance the biodiversity of your conservation and wildlife areas by introducing a vital part of the ecosystem, a Beepol Live Bumblebee Colony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis colony of native British bees compromises a Queen, workers and eggs. When delivered this large hive holds 60–80 worker bees, with the hive population increasing to much higher numbers over the course of a season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied with sugar water as an initial internal food source, this colony of native \u003ci\u003eBombus terristris audax\u003c\/i\u003e should live for 2–3 months, depending on weather and conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for increasing the biodiversity of wildlife areas at golf clubs, bowling clubs or any other sports and recreation facility with areas set aside for ecological diversity. The Beepol Live Bumblebee Colony is also suitable for domestic gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Please note that delivery takes around two weeks and is only made on Thursdays.**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver recent decades populations of bumble bees have crashed with a number of native species threatened with extinction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese insects play a crucial role in the wider ecosystem by pollinating food crops and wildflowers. In this role bumble bees contribute significantly towards biodiversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy introducing a live bumblebee colony into your local environment alongside existing ecological management areas and gardens, you can help to support their conservation and mitigate population declines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe colony colony of native \u003ci\u003eBombus terristris audax\u003c\/i\u003e is supplied in a self contained box hive. It requires no maintenance and is easy to put in place. Each year simply order a new colony as this colony has a summer life cycle of around 2–3 months. The live colony is available from May through to July.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"g-css-ignore beepol\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/8756\/1209\/files\/product-description-beepol-villa-and-live-colony-dragonfli-bumblebee.jpg?v=1690801593\" alt=\"Beepol Live Bumblebee Colony - available from Amenity.co.uk\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/8756\/1209\/files\/product-description-beepol-villa-and-live-colony-dragonfli-bumblebee-colony.jpg?v=1690801595\" alt=\"Beepol Live Bumblebee Colony - available from Amenity.co.uk\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/8756\/1209\/files\/product-description-beepol-villa-and-live-colony-Beepol-Bumblebee.jpg?v=1690801595\" alt=\"Beepol Live Bumblebee Colony - available from Amenity.co.uk\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Beepol","offers":[{"title":"Bumblebee Live Colony","offer_id":43620850598137,"sku":"17661","price":114.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/8756\/1209\/products\/Beepol-Villa-Live-Bumblebee-Colony-Range-2.png?v=1673955759"},{"product_id":"wignest-predator-refuges","title":"Wignest Beneficial Predator Refuges - Box of 20","description":"\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/8756\/1209\/files\/product-description-wignest-predator-refuges-50-per-pack-amenity-choice-home-banner-wignest.jpg?v=1690802059\" alt=\"Wignest banner\"\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWignest is a newly developed bioactive refuge that boosts numbers of earwigs and other beneficial predators of pests in apple and pear orchards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eBoosts predators that feed on a wide range of important pest species in orchards\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eSignificantly increases earwig populations\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003ePre-loaded with earwig food attractant\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eOffers protection against pesticide spray applications\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003ePerfect for organic or conventional orchards\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eLasts up to 3 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEasy to Use\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003ePlace one Wignest per tree at leaf bud-burst on a branch against the trunk of the tree within the lower tree canopy. The research partners consider that even placing one every three trees will result in significant benefits to boosting beneficials.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eFor young trees on a post and wire system, wedge the Wignest between the tree and the post, hanging from the wire or a small branch.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich Pests do Earwigs Feed On?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003cth\u003eCodling Moth\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003cth\u003ePear Sucker\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003cth\u003eWoolly Apple Aphid\u003c\/th\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003ctd\u003eMajor pests of apple and pear crops\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd\u003eNymphs suck sap, the honeydew they produce is colonised by sooty mould\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd\u003eAn important pest that is difficult to control. It can affect tree’ health and cause significant crop damage or loss\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003ctd\u003eLarvae feed directly on the fruit\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd\u003eYield, fruit size and skin quality redused\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd\u003eReduces tree limbs and root stock\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003ctd\u003eSignificant losses from codling moth every year in most orchards\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd\u003eHigh losses in profitability\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd\u003eEstablished rapidly in orchards\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy Choose Wignest?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWignest boosts numbers of earwigs. Earwigs have proven invaluable within pome fruit orchards. They prey upon and significantly reduce numbers of damaging pests, such as the pear sucker, codling moth and woolly apple aphid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy So Few Earwigs?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDue to pesticide use and lack of shelter and food, earwigs are less successful in establishing in some pome fruit orchards. The earwig only produces one generation per year, so numbers can be diminished by insecticide use and soil disturbance if targeted during vulnerable stages of their life cycle. 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Species such as ladybirds and lacewings will help to control aphids, and bees deliver an essential pollination service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe different floors of this Insect Tower offer shelter for a variety of insect species. The tubes at the top are designed for solitary bees, such as Red Mason Bees, to lay their eggs. There is also a floor with vertical slots to encourage butterflies, and a section that has openings for ladybirds and lacewings. Other insects will happily take refuge within the pine cones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can also support biodiversity in your garden by planting wildflowers alongside the insect hotels. 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It is also designed to attract many other pollinators and insects to take shelter and create their homes in the various sections of the Bee Barn. They will require some nesting material to be added to the lower compartment as they often like to adopt ready-made nests from other creatures, such as birds. The recycled plastic door swivels open to accommodate this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bee Barn is made from sustainably managed, FSC-certified wood, with a recycled second-life plastic frontage. 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