/challenges-projects/design-challenges/save-the-bees-design-challenge/b/blog/posts/beeainspector-bee---blog-2-nest-buildingBeeAInspector Blog 2: Nest building Hi all, welcome to our second blog for the Save the Bees Challenge. Today we will describe how to build the wild bee research nests that we will be using for the challenge. For this bee nest de...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/save-the-bees-design-challenge/b/blog/posts/beeainspector-bee---blog-2-nest-buildingSun, 26 Feb 2023 22:22:15 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:e43b9633-2f21-473f-8e29-b18f799b854adougw0<p>Great construction of a useful bee nest. Where I originally come from it would be easier to get a&nbsp;large diameter Bamboo &quot;pipe&quot;&nbsp;than&nbsp;PVC pipe,</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=25225&AppID=396&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/save-the-bees-design-challenge/b/blog/posts/beeainspector-bee---blog-2-nest-buildingSun, 26 Feb 2023 11:50:06 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:e43b9633-2f21-473f-8e29-b18f799b854abeacon_dave1<p>Looking good so far.</p> <p>These reeds are definitely a lot longer than your average &#39;bee hotel&#39;.</p> <p>Is that supposed to say &#39;bee&#39; or &#39;big bee&#39; ?:</p> <p><img src="/resized-image/__size/1280x720/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-e43b9633-2f21-473f-8e29-b18f799b854a/pastedimage1677411467514v1.png" alt=" " /></p> <p>I guess if you raised the lower reeds off the bottom of the PVC pipe it would also help prevent them from sitting in any collected rainwater.</p> <p>Do you think that the reeds you have behind the nest help attract the bees to the nesting site ?&nbsp;</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=25225&AppID=396&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">