{"id":1021,"date":"2024-08-24T08:43:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T08:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/proxy-botanicalinterestscom.epicgardening.com\/community\/blog\/?p=1021"},"modified":"2024-08-24T08:43:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T08:43:58","slug":"bee-watering-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.botanicalinterests.com\/community\/blog\/bee-watering-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Bee Watering Station"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A bee visits about 2,000 flowers on an average day; imagine how thirsty they get on a hot day! They work very hard pollinating our vegetables and flowers. It&#8217;s not always easy for them to find a clean, shallow water source to drink from.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fresh, clean water keeps the bees hydrated, helps to cool them during warm weather, and is used to dissolve crystalized honey when producing larval food. Providing a bee watering station near your flowers and vegetables is easy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Supplies\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Supplies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A clean, shallow basin such as a saucer or other dish.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marbles or small rocks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fresh water<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Directions\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Directions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First, fill shallow basin with rocks or marbles, spreading material evenly to avoid deeper sections of water. Bees can drown in water that is too deep.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next, fill container with fresh water.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Place the bee water-garden near\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicalinterests.com\/category\/Attracts-Pollinators-Flowers\">varieties<\/a>\u00a0that attract bees, including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicalinterests.com\/category\/Bachelors-Buttons\">bachelor&#8217;s buttons<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicalinterests.com\/product\/Lambada-Bee-Balm-Seeds\">bee balm<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicalinterests.com\/category\/Calendula\">calendula<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicalinterests.com\/category\/Cosmos\">cosmos<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicalinterests.com\/category\/Echinacea\">echinacea<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicalinterests.com\/category\/s?keyword=hyssop\">hyssop<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicalinterests.com\/category\/Larkspurs\">larkspur<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicalinterests.com\/category\/Milkweed-Butterfly-Flower\">milkweed<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicalinterests.com\/category\/Morning-Glories\">morning glories<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicalinterests.com\/category\/Poppies\">poppies<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicalinterests.com\/category\/s?keyword=rudbeckia\">rudbeckia<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicalinterests.com\/category\/s?keyword=salvia\">salvia<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicalinterests.com\/category\/Sunflowers\">sunflowers<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicalinterests.com\/category\/Zinnias\">zinnias<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep your bee-water garden out of direct sun. 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