Mason Bee House - Wax Coated Waterproof Hotel for The Garden, Natural Handmade Wooden Home, Attracts Peaceful Pollinators, Native Habitat

I purchased this in April of 2023, and it has been outside ever since—and let me tell you, it has truly stood the test of time! While not every hole has been used, each year seems to bring new visitors and fresh activity. It’s been incredible to watch bees find a safe place to land, and sometimes even make their homes here.For anyone looking to provide a welcoming space for bees while keeping things affordable, this is a fantastic option. It’s durable, functional, and has become a quiet joy in my garden. Highly recommend!

I have not hung it up yet. It looks very well built, sturdy and will be attractive in my garden.

Product is well made, definitely thickly waxed. I've had it up only 3 days or so and bees have already moved in, overflow from a smaller bee house I've had. I do like the fact that it has two options for nesting (tubes and wood block) and particularly the lower area to place the cocoons.Only drawback is the mounting hooks on the rear for wall mount - they do not allow the unit to sit flush against the wall, wobbles a bit. Further, I don't trust the hook and string system to hold the house sturdily.

EDIT: The company followed up with me extensively to try to figure out what happened and how to remedy the problem. They sent me a new bee house in hopes that the one I originally received was an anomaly. I feel confident they have a real interest in providing a quality product. Customer Service has been excellent. I have not yet hung the replacement in the garden but, at first glance, it does appear to be more sturdy.I have spent years getting rid on non native and invasive plants on my property and replacing with natives to help the pollinators and other critters have a more balanced ecosystem. I added this little house because it could prove useful and look cute. Pollinators started using it immediately so I was thrilled. Unfortunately, after a few weeks the brackets holding the rope used to hang it just popped off and it dropped to the ground and broke apart. Great idea, looks great, just not well made.

Bees are happily making new homes in this along with another made by this company. Holding up just fine in the light spring rains so far.

The bee house is perfect for my small area. I appreciate that it came with extra tubes. Hoping the masons like it! Love the way it looks and how easy it was to hang on a pole. Great product!

I bought this bee house to attract bees and ladybugs to my new garden. I was excited to get this item but when I did I couldn't help but notice a strong odor to the bee house. Not sure what it is but hopefully that doesn't deter the insects from the house.. another thing is that the beeswax it details it has is patchy.. the beeswax protectant isn't evenly coated and there are patches without some on it at all. I'm hoping this doesn't ruin the whole house due to the rain. I do like the little door it has because I can easily put honey water in there for the thirsty bees and it also keeps it safe from the water. overall the design is great but definitely could "bee" better lol It was also easy to hang up and has different options to hang up with either string, hooks, or screws. Screws are not provided but the string is included.. I gave it 3 stars because of the bad smell and poor coating, it's also nicked in a few places so let's see how everything holds up!Update: it’s starting to rot in the areas it was not coated on as suspected.. thumbs down

While this is a cute, affordable house, don't expect it to last long! The wax job is poor, which doesn't make it weatherproof, and the construction is not sturdy. However, this heavy house did come pre-assembled. It's about the size I would have expected.Pros: Affordable, Birdhouse size, pre-assembledCons: Poor wax job, not very weatherproof, not constructed well, and if you want to hang it by its back, you may come across some difficulty.