Building Plans for the BeeBungalow©

This PDF-file provides the instructions for you to build the BeeBungalow designed by Architect Reed Thatching in the book Blossom Bee. Carefully read all 10 pages of the instructions before getting down to work. On page 2 you’ll find the step-by-step building instructions and diagrams. The following pages contain the design forms (A – G) for the BeeBungalow and for the flower box (a – f) in the exact sizes and shapes.

Preparations Before you can get to work, now be assembled and secured find some bamboo sticks have you’ll need to make sure you’ve together by threading the wire a 2cm diameter which is a bit got the right supplies in house. gardening twine through the too big for bees. Fill these larger You’ll also need to check holes in the corners. Twist the ones each with reed stems or whether you’ve got the right ends of the wire gardening plastic straws so that the smaller tools available. Complete lists of twine with a pliers or pincer to bees will be able to use them supplies and tools you’ll need to secure the panels sides firmly instead. Build as many build the BeeBungalow are on together. This is how to easily bungalows as you want, filling the left side of the page under assemble the six-sided units. the six-sided units with bamboo the picture of the BeeBungalow. and reed stems. Place the Bee- Bamboo and reed stems Bungalow in a sheltered spot, Building the hexagon (six- Next, using the handsaw, (approximately) facing south. You’ll need these items from You’ll need the sided) form the bamboo stems into 14 cm Bees now have a cosy spot in the DIY or Garden Centre: following tools: Cut out paper shapes for each pieces making sure the cut which to live in your garden or • Water proof multiplex • Scissors of the forms A - G. Use tape edges are as smoothly as pos- on your balcony. Good luck for outdoors: • Pencil to affix these paper shapes to sible. Using the , sand with bungalow building! 6 mm width, 122 cm breadth • with blades or a the (6 mm x122 cm the open ends of the bamboo x 61 cm height (for 2 bunga- with a fine blade x 61 cm). With pencil trace sticks until nice and smooth, lows en 1 flower pot) • Electric or hand drill the outlines of each form on bees don’t like sharp edges at • Bamboo, 1 bunch of 5 sticks, • Drill bit of 4 mm the plywood. Then cut each all! Now place the bamboo cross-section 3 to 10 mm • Wire-cutter, pincers or form out of the plywood. Once sticks into the six-sided unit • Reed, cross-section 3 to 10 mm combination pliers you’ve cut out all 7 forms with with the smooth, open ends • Iron wire (used for gardening) • Handsaw the jigsaw or fretsaw, drill 4mm evenly facing outwards. Ensure print at • Tape holes into the corners of the the sticks are securely packed • Sanding paper wooden panels. The panels can into the six-sided units. You’ll 100% • Plastic for in the flower pot (no scaling)

01 BeeBungalow instructions step-by-step

B B B C C

D A A A A

1. Cut the six-sided form (A) out 2. Cut the form (B) out 3. Saw the third square out (C) 4. Saw the fourth square out (D) in paper first. Use tape to affix in paper. Use tape to affix the and place this to the left of B. and place this to the left of C. the form on the plywood and form on the plywood and saw the form out using a saw the panel out using a jigsaw or fretsaw. Use this jigsaw or fretsaw. Place panel form to trace additional B as on the drawing. copies in pencil

B C B E B E E C C

D D F D F A A G

5. Saw the fifth square out (E) and 6. Saw the sixth square out (F) 7. Saw the seventh square 8. Use the wire gardening twine to place this to the right of B. and place this to the right of E. out (G) and place it in-between fasten the panels securely together. D and F.

02 Form A BeeBungalow

form A Vorm A

Forms A – G for the BeeBungalow and forms a – m for the flower box. Don’t expand or shrink the size of the shapes when printing! First, cut form A out of a sheet of paper. Then trace form A with pencil on the plywood, using a ruler to trace the straight edges of the paper. Mark the location of the holes that you need to drill out of the corners of the ply- Vorm A panels. Turn the paper stencil over to trace the second half of the form on the plywood. To Vorm A cut the plywood panel out, follow the pencil line with the jigsaw and then drill the corner holes. This is the form that you need to trace with 03 pencil exactly on the plywood. 04 Form B&E form B&E

Vorm B & E Then drilltheholes. saw orfretsaw. plywood withthejig panel outofthe corner holes.Cutthe plywood. Markthe with pencilonthe and tracetwotimes & E.Cuttheformsout of thisformtomake B You’ll needtwocopies www.openbook.nu BeeBungalow - Form C&F 05 form C&F

Vorm C & F the holes. or fretsaw. Thendrill wood withthejigsaw panel outoftheply corner holes.Cutthe the plywood.Mark times withpencilon out andtracetwo C &F. Cuttheforms of thisformtomake You’ll needtwocopies www.openbook.nu BeeBungalow - Form D&G 06 form D&G

Vorm D & G the holes. or fretsaw. Thendrill wood withthejigsaw panel outoftheply corner holes.Cutthe the plywood.Mark times withpencilon out andtracetwo D &G.Cuttheforms of thisformtomake You’ll needtwocopies www.openbook.nu BeeBungalow - Flower box instructions step-by-step

b b

c

a a a

1. Cut out form (a) first from a 2. Cut out square form (b) from 3. Cut out square form (c) from a sheet of paper. Tape the form a sheet of paper. Tape the form sheet of paper. Tape the form on the plywood and trace the on the plywood and trace the on the plywood and trace the form using pencil and a ruler form using pencil and a ruler form using pencil and a ruler on the plywood. Saw the on the plywood. Saw the on the plywood. Saw the panel panel out using a jigsaw panel out using a jigsaw or out using a jigsaw or fretsaw. or fretsaw. fretsaw. Place panel b to Place panel c next to b and the left of a. flush against the slanted edge of a.

b b f

c c c e e d d d a

4. Cut out square form (d) from a 5. Cut out square form (e) from a 6. Cut out form (f) from a sheet sheet of paper. Tape the form sheet of paper. Tape the form of paper. Tape the form on the on the plywood and trace the on the plywood and trace the plywood and trace the form form using pencil and a ruler form using pencil and a ruler using pencil and a ruler on the on the plywood. Saw the form on the plywood. Saw the form plywood. Saw the form out out using a jigsaw or fretsaw. out using a jigsaw or fretsaw. using a jigsaw or fretsaw. Place panel d next to c flush Place panel e next to c flush Place panel f on top of b, c, d against the slanted edge of a. against the slanted edge of a. and e. Use wire gardening 07 twine to bind the panels together securely. Form a Flowerbox

Vormform A a BloemBakje

Cut out and trace the form in pencil on plywood. Mark the corner holes. Then cut the entire figure out with the jigsaw or fretsaw. Drill out the holes to complete the panel.

08 www.openbook.nu Forms b & e, c & d Flowerbox Vorm C & D BloemBakje Vorm B & E BloemBakje

form c & d form b & e

You will need to make these forms twice to be able to make b & e and c & d. Cut out and trace each form twice in pencil on the plywood. Mark the corner holes. Then cut out each entire form using the jigsaw or fretsaw. Drill out the holes to complete the panel. 09 www.openbook.nu Form f Flowerbox

Vorm F BloemBakje

form f

Cut out and with pencil trace the form on the plywood. Mark the corner holes. Then cut the entire figure out with the jigsaw or fretsaw. Drill out the holes to complete the panel. 10 www.openbook.nu