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Solitary Bee Flip Top Hive
https://www.tts-group.co.uk/solitary-bee-flip-top-hive/1051685.html Product Code: SN45611Product Actions
Helping to Support Teaching and Learning
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Unique Design
The unique design enables safe and non-invasive viewing. The roof section flips up to reveal a Perspex covered tray for easy monitoring of larvae development and nest activity.
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Safe Habitat
Provides a safe habitat for solitary bees. Modern garden areas often lack such environments, so this hive helps support local bee populations.
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Non-Swarming Bees
Designed to attract non-swarming bees such as the Red Mason bee and Leafcutter bees. This makes it ideal for school gardens and outdoor learning environments.
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Wildlife Observation
Great for wildlife observation in school gardens. It allows children to safely observe and learn about the behaviour and lifecycle of solitary bees.
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Living Things & Habitats
Supports the Year 2 Science curriculum by helping children identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including microhabitats.
Solitary Bee flip Top Hive
Bee nester made from durable timber with trays and an opening lid for observation and cleaning.
Overview
A solitary beehive is an engaging, hands-on resource to promote wildlife observation skills. It helps children explore pollinators, biodiversity, ecosystems, and the importance of bees in the environment. Use the hive to teach about the life cycle of a solitary bee, exploring egg-laying, larva development, and emergence.
Modern garden areas often lack safe habitats for solitary bees. The beehive provides this necessary habitat, prompting discussions on environmental issues and their causes.
Attracting solitary bees to gardens benefits the pollination of flowers, fruits, and vegetables. The hive is designed for non-swarming bees like the Red Mason bee, leafcutter bees, and other solitary bees. Recommended mounting height is between ground level and 1.5m.
Supports the National Curriculum
Science, Year 2, Living Things & their Habitats
Identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including microhabitats.
Science, Year 2, Living Things & their Habitats
Identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited and describe how habitats provide for the basic needs of different of animals and plants, and how they depend on each other.
Science, Year 3, Animals, including Humans
Identify that animals, including humans, need the right types and amount of nutrition, and that they cannot make their own food; they get nutrition from what they eat.
Technical Summary
Overview
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Perspex
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Size and measurements
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210 mm
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180 mm
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155 mm
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1.06 kg
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