How to make a bumblebee pot

Take a clay pot and pop a small clump of moss from your garden over the drainage hole.

Step 2

Loosely fill the pot with hay so that the moss drops when the pot is turned over, allowing access for the bee.

Step 3

Choose a warm sheltered spot, such as the foot of a hedge. Scrape away a little soil, enough to bury half the pot. Turn the pot upside down into the hole and push the soil back around it.

Kate Bradbury says

Queen bumblebees hibernate in a variety of locations, including holes in the ground. If you dig up a bumblebee in winter, don’t re-bury her – simply transfer her to a sheltered, dry spot such as a pile of dry leaves. She’ll quickly settle down again.