Bee Feeder and Waterer
Bee Feeder and Waterer
3D
Published 2018-02-15T12:25:42+00:00
I designed this bee feeder (not to be confused with the stoic Beefeaters of old) to provide a nice place where bees can hang out in the sun and collect water for their pollination, feeding, and hive-keeping chores.
The feeder uses a "wide mouth" mason jar as water container. I used a Ball wide mouth jar with an outside diameter of 3 3/8" (86 mm).
In my yard I keep blue orchard bees (BOBs) and green orchard bees (GOBs), both of which need ready sources of water and dirt to make mud walls to protect their eggs from predators and the elements.
Their little homes and this freshwater bath are the least I can offer my little friends who helpfully pollinate my garden!
Enjoy!
This single piece print needs no supports or rafts. I printed mine with Fillamentum Pearl Violet PLA.
| Date published | 15/02/2018 |
| Dimensions | 185 mm x 185 mm x 32 mm |
| Technology | FDM |
| Complexity | Easy |
| Support Free | YES |
Made another one, this time in ABS. After a couple years the lavendar PLA one warped some.