Glenda and Juanita have experimented with some Bamboo donated by Steve Walked to create prototypes for the pollinators homes.
"We used garden saws to cut the bamboo to size, and secateurs for
the smaller pieces. We used an electric drill to make holes in either
end of the large bamboo, to take wire threaded through to make a
hanger. We found a chisel worked well to remove the internal 'wall' of
the bamboo to make it an open tube, and smoothed off the inside with a
large file. Then simply cut smaller pieces to length and fitted them
into the tube until no more would fit, and they didn't fall out.
We did another type, using plumbers pipe, and although I'm sure the
insects and solitary bees wouldn't mind them, we feel they look a bit
less wonderful than our first one."
We've invited local school, Glendyne, to be part of this project and Love Mary day.
