Beesย are clearly the makers of the insect world. And just like humans, someย beesย prefer working alone to working amongst the distracting buzz of social collaboration. Luckily, Toronto artist Sarah Peebles and a team of collaborators have createdย Audioย Beeย Booths,ย where native solitaryย bees (not honeybees)ย and wasps can take care of their industrious insect business.
Consisting of a wood nesting plank with different sized grooves routed into it, theย boothsย are designed to accommodate a diverse array of tunnelingย beeย and wasp species. The cutaway side of the nesting plank is covered with a piece of Plexiglas to give visitors a close-up look at theย beesโ domestic lives. Theย boothsย also feature vibrational sensors embedded in the nesting planks that pick up the sounds theย beesย and wasps make and amplify them through headphones.
The result is that visitors to the pyrography-adorned Audioย Bee Booths are afforded the uniquely intimate experience of hearing and seeing everything that theย boothsโ reclusive inhabitants are up to.
For more, visit makezine.com/go/beebooth. Or learn to make your own solitary bee condos: makezine.com/project/solitary-bee-condos.
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