Habitat One | Bee Hotel
Habitat One | Bee Hotel
Turn Ocean Waste Into a Home for Bees. A modular, stackable bee hotel made from traceable marine plastic - turning ocean waste into lasting habitat for solitary bees.
Most bee hotels are designed to look good; few are designed to both look great and perform well for bees over time. Many trap moisture, contain tubes that are too short, and aren’t built to last beyond a season or two.
Habitat One was created to change that.
A modular, stackable bee habitat made from traceable plastic ocean waste - designed by BEEVIVE to provide durable, well-ventilated nesting spaces for solitary bees while giving new purpose to recovered ocean waste.
Trusted by Leading Organisations
What Makes Habitat One Different?
Modular and Stackable
Grow from one body to three.
Ventilated by Design
Airflow built in.
Renewable System
Replace cartridges, not the structure.
Designed to be Renewed
- The roof lifts away.
- The nesting cartridge slides out.
- Replace the cartridge, not the structure.
Made from Recovered Ocean Plastics
Every bee hotel comes with a QR code on the packaging that allows the viewer to find out exactly which beach the plastics that make up the bee hotel were recovered from!
Why Most Bee Hotels Fail
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Not Renewable
When tubes deteriorate, the entire hotel is discarded.
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Short Tubes
The optimal nesting depth is 150mm. Many hotels fall short.
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No Airflow
Tightly packed tubes trap moisture and go mouldy. Damp broods fail.
Designed to Solve the Problem
Each cartridge contains 25 cardboard tubes, each with an optimal length of 150mm.
This depth helps produce a healthy balance of female and male bees.
The tubes form part of the replaceable cartridge held together by sustainably sourced poplar plywood, allowing the nesting material to be renewed without replacing the entire structure.
Ventilated, Air-Cooled and Dry
Tubes are spaced apart rather than tightly clustered, allowing air to circulate around each nesting cavity.
A dual-wall front panel creates an air gap or cavity, helping manage temperature and reduce moisture build-up.
A drip channel to the underside of the roof encourages rainwater away from the inside of the housing, whilst two weep holes in the floor drain any water that gets in.
Modular Habitat
Habitat One can be used as a single unit or expanded by stacking additional bodies.
We recommend combining up to three bodies under one roof, increasing nesting capacity while keeping the footprint compact.