Nesting aids for wild bees

Wild bees are among the most specially protected insects in Germany. Of the 560 species native to our country, up to 70 percent are now on the red list in some German states. It therefore seems all the more important not only to preserve existing habitats, but also to create new ones. This volume from pala Verlag proves that this does not require any great effort. A practice manual by and by, peppered with technically founded background knowledge, creative ideas and not least detailed building instructions (completely with material and tool lists), which can be converted at home with few means. The repertoire ranges from wild bee-friendly planting in beds and balcony boxes to the installation of self-built nesting aids - for example, those made from shortened blackberry canes or tin cans filled with straw and reed stalks. So no questions remain unanswered; not even those after possible mistakes in the construction, to which the author, who is himself an avid natural gardener, dedicates a separate chapter and provides all the answers right away.