These Innovative Bee Bricks Install On Your Home, Provide a Safe Environment For Bees To Nest

As you may have already heard, the bees are in serious trouble. These fuzzy little insects are experiencing a rapid population decline due to habitat loss, pesticides and climate change -- and without these important pollinators buzzing around, we’re going to be in serious trouble too.  To save our bumbling buddies, innovators all over the world are working hard on new technology that will allow us to live peacefully alongside the bees. So put away your Critter Catcher and pull out your Car-Full-of-Bees Sunshade, because today we’re talking about Bee Bricks!

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Designed by the UK based company Green and Blue, Bee Bricks are totally functional bricks that provide a nesting place for our pollinating pals. Using the exact same dimensions as traditional construction bricks, Bee Bricks are hollow and full of the tiny holes that look so inviting to certain solitary species of bees. 

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Instead of contributing to habitat loss, using one of these innovative bricks allows you to live and work right alongside the essential insects. 

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The bricks are made of 75 percent reclaimed concrete and available in a wide variety of different shapes and sizes. Plus they’ll look very stylish on your home’s exterior, your garden wall, or even as a standalone art piece in your yard. 

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These concrete bee houses are designed to attract solitary bee species like the docile leafcutter or the red mason – not aggressive swarming bees – so you don’t have to worry about territorial bees stinging you or your family. 

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Bee Bricks are sold in four colors: white, charcoal black, red, and yellow. This means that you never have to worry about the bee houses clashing with the aesthetic of your home or garden.

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Green and Blue recommends positioning your Bee Bricks in a sunny spot that’s at least 1 meter (or about 3.25 feet) off the ground to make the sanctuary as inviting as possible to nearby bees. 

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Placing these bricks around your home is a simple way to help the environment and ensure a long life for these essential pollinators. 

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Folks in the UK are loving these innovative and stylish building bricks. The product site is loaded with glowing reviews from people who are glad that they can make a difference during this ecological crisis. 

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According to one 5-star review left by a customer named Gemma, “We were delighted to receive our Bee Brick which was quite the talking point at a recent event we held.  The brick itself is a work of art and beautiful as a free standing piece in the garden or as part of a wall.  Such a great idea to help declining bee populations and up-cycle china clay waste materials.”

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Each standard Bee Brick is £30 (around $41 USD), which is a small price to pay for a stylish shelter that can be used by bees for many years to come. 

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The bee bricks come in two different shapes to choose from, including a brick and a block. There's also a few larger and smaller sizes of the block available on their store.

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The bee brick comes in 5 different colors to choose from, including, white, red, yellow, charcoal, along with a plain concrete color.

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You can check out their full instructions on how to install the bee brick onto your home or by retrofitting the bee brick existing bricks here.

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The bee bricks are made from concrete and use 75% recycled materials!

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Each bee brick measures 8.5 inches wide x 2.5 inches tall x 4.1 inches deep.

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Check out the other shapes and versions of their bee brick below, including the bee pot, which can also hold a plant.

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The bee pot mini which can also hold a plant, but it's just a bit smaller.

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The bee post, which is a free-standing post that can hold tons of bees! Put it anywhere in your yard for a really cool and interesting look!

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The bee block which is a large cube shaped bee house that can be placed anywhere.

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The bee block small, which is a tiny version of the bee block, which can be placed anywhere to give bees a new home!

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And finally, the bee cell, which is a tiny single cell nesting site that's specifically designed for for just one bee single that lives alone!

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Check out the bee bricks in action via the video below.