Myself and a group of designers are working with Brunel University to design and produce prototype bee hives for educating children about the dropping population of bees. This product would be placed in gardens and we would like to hear advice and feedback from bee-keepers and people very knowledgeable on the topic of bees
Here is what we have come up with so far:
- We wanted to make the bee hive using either pine or a hardwood such as Mahogany or Beech as the shell with a possible glass panel to allow children to see into the bee hive. Within the bee hive will contain groups of bamboo stick to house the bees.
-There will be one main opening for the bees with around 4/5 side entry/escape points
-Spaces for sugar water to be placed
-Small sheets of pheromones can be place in the hive to help attract bees
If you could give any advice or feedback would be most appreciated.
Those who would be interested in this project are more than happy to keep in contact and we will keep you updated on the project including concept design, updates on the progression of the project and overall finished product.
Here is what we have come up with so far:
- We wanted to make the bee hive using either pine or a hardwood such as Mahogany or Beech as the shell with a possible glass panel to allow children to see into the bee hive. Within the bee hive will contain groups of bamboo stick to house the bees.
-There will be one main opening for the bees with around 4/5 side entry/escape points
-Spaces for sugar water to be placed
-Small sheets of pheromones can be place in the hive to help attract bees
If you could give any advice or feedback would be most appreciated.
Those who would be interested in this project are more than happy to keep in contact and we will keep you updated on the project including concept design, updates on the progression of the project and overall finished product.