Can you give us an update? How does it look like after 3 years, what kind of insects are there, any problems you found, does it bother the neighbours, how to improve the next one, etc?

@SmallwoodBees

10 күн бұрын

10 years on now but I'll see what I can do 👍 All positive feedback from the neighbours.

@spencersnow9811

4 күн бұрын

@@SmallwoodBees An update video on this would be awesome. I'm curious how this looks after several years. Very cool design, well done.

@Gnolomweb

4 күн бұрын

@@SmallwoodBees Yall must not have lots of bugs. Here, they find enough places to be for sure.

I am the president of ohr communal garden association here in Copenhagen, and we are definitely doing this. We were just gona do a normal "twig-fence" or whatever you alds call them - you know, the ones where you just set poles on either side and fill them in with sticks and such. But this is much nicer and a more varied habitat for the bugs. Thank you so much.

@SmallwoodBees

4 күн бұрын

That's wonderful news. The main reason I do the videos is to share ideas and hopefully have people do the same or better. Please send me a photo when you've done it. Good luck 👍

@argfasdfgadfgasdfgsdfgsdfg6351

3 күн бұрын

Make sure to drill the holes orthogonal to the stumps, not parallel to them.

Your house was one of my favorite segments on Gardener’s World! I was so inspired! Here in Portland, Oregon there’s a “Backyard Habitat Certification Program,” and as I’ve been working on transforming my garden in accordance with their program…. Your garden has been such a design tool.

@SmallwoodBees

2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou so much. Really glad you like it. You'll have to send me some pictures of your garden

@grannysweet

12 күн бұрын

Hello, what format is Gardener's world? Roku? TV? Book/magazine? Thank you for your help. I miss Oregon so much . How's Portland? What glorious art this fence is. 😊

@s-c..

11 күн бұрын

@@grannysweetGardeners’ World is a show on BBC out of the UK, assuming that’s the one they’re talking about ( it’s the only one I know of 🙃). They have a website, but try googling where you can watch it in your part of the world. It’s a great show for gardening 👍

That is a labour of pure love, love for nature, love for life. Well done. Beautiful.

@SmallwoodBees

8 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂

That's really clever and interesting. It got me thinking about tearing down my brick and mortar wall lol

good man we all have to help nature right now

Wow! I actually love this, i think I’m going to do that instead of having a normal, boring and useless fence. Not only can you grow vining plants but instead of having ivy’s you could grow fruit vines like grapes, kiwis or passionfruit or even have vining vegetables as well. I think I’m gonna do either a kiwi or passionfruit vine.

@SmallwoodBees

10 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂. I like your plan 👍

@veganvocalist4782

6 күн бұрын

beautiful idea ;D

This is very creative. I love how it looks. I’d be a little concerned with letting the ivy grow over it, but that looks nice too. Great work

Great inspiration, thank you you bug lover. 🤭👍🏼

@SmallwoodBees

10 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂

This house is my dream home! I love the idea of my garden supporting a whole ecosystem!

Thats great. I may try a variation by making short raised beds using the bricks method and stack in cut branches/logs that are drilled on outward facing side for pollinators but backed by soil for garden on the other. Thanks for the inspiration.

Very good. Im doing it the brick way. Consider running the planks through fire until black to weather proof them and then build the brick squares out of those and add the same charred wood roof to it all to make it last and add shelter. I even wax it with leftover bees wax from my hives and then its really resistant.

Wow, what a lot of work👏 and so inspiring. I can see a new fence for my vegetable garden taking shape.

@SmallwoodBees

11 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂 Good luck 👍

Well Done ❤🐝🕷️🕸️ ❤ it looks great and makes you feel happy to know someone understand the importance of insects. It inspires others to do something about it too.

@SmallwoodBees

10 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂 I hope so 🤞

Brilliant, thanks. For people who have a fence that goes to the ground, they could create 13x13 cm gaps for hedgehogs too!

@SmallwoodBees

14 күн бұрын

Build a garden for hedgehogs, and everything is catered for 👍

@SmallwoodBees

11 күн бұрын

The gate either end provided access for hedgehogs. I don't live there now but we used to get one very regularly

@jolewis6913

10 күн бұрын

@@SmallwoodBees yes, our gate too, but the other end of the garden has a concrete wall which I should drill a hole in for the hedgehogs but I.m a bit scared to ! The top panel has fallen out and that’s where I want to replace it with your brilliant idea of the bee hotel.

thank you!

You're a creative genious mate. Well done .

@SmallwoodBees

20 күн бұрын

I wouldn't go that far but cheers pal 😁

Wow! That looks great! Anthropoid city over yonder, just beyond Spider kingdom ❤

This is so wonderful 🐛🪰🦎🦋🐝🐞🪳🐌

@SmallwoodBees

20 күн бұрын

Thankyou. I don't live there now but it's still going strong 🙂

What an amazing idea! Such a thoughtful way to encourage wildlife

So brilliant, absolutely love it.

@SmallwoodBees

23 сағат бұрын

Thank you 👍

There’s an old Swedish style of fence that has a similar purpose for the garden as the fence deteriorates you add more branches to it as they tend to be trimmed or fall off the trees every year late winter. So your fence posts are made out of the thickest branches that you find and gapped across from each other. Once you add branches you want them to be placed in the gap at roughly 45 degrees. You tie them together on the vertical thick branches about every 40-50cm up and it locks in the loose branches. I use spare wire for this but traditionally oiled twine was used.

That's amazing! I'd be scared stiff that kids set it alight though.

@SmallwoodBees

Жыл бұрын

I was a little worried about that but it's not been a problem and it's nearly covered my ivy now too. if you look at the video the secret garden I've made a thinner simpler one. I really think it works for fencing method. All about increasing surface area for creatures

@louisegogel7973

15 күн бұрын

@@SmallwoodBeesI wonder if you mix the rocks and wood, if that would provide more habitat and deter fire bugs. Definitely the ivy growing over is a great thing for so many reasons.

Really nice concept and cool look to it as well! However the round trunk cuttings with holes parallel to the grain are quite bad in terms of (flying) insect habitat. The tend to splinter and crack, making the holes unusable. For flying insects its always better to get some hard deciduous woods and drill perpendicular to the grain, then smooth out the corners of the bore hole (as you have done in some other places in the fence). Lovely to see projects on this scale!

That's incredible 👏👏👏👏

@SmallwoodBees

3 ай бұрын

🙂

I love you… this is brilliant! So respectful of our environment. ❤️❤️❤️

@SmallwoodBees

14 күн бұрын

Thankyou :) I love seeing the wildlife so everybody wins

@1212haro

14 күн бұрын

@@SmallwoodBees We are organic gardeners in the middle of town, in a small community. We encourage all kinds of beneficials to our lot. Bees, wasps, hornets, birds, etc. They are just not allowed to build nests on our lot, as that is what makes them aggressive. Your fence idea will be implemented next season once our rock wall is finished. It will be the perfect topper for hibernating insects. ❤️

@SmallwoodBees

14 күн бұрын

@1212haro sounds great. Keep me updated on it please 👍👍

Love this ! Have started my own using the brick method. Cheers George.

@SmallwoodBees

7 ай бұрын

That's great to hear. Please send me a picture when you've made some. I'd still staple all over even with the bricks if you're keeping it together with chicken wire. So it stays all even

Good job dude, that's a lovely way to rewild that wall. In a way, everything is wild. City sidewalks have lichen, many insects, poop residue to fuel microbial diversity, all sorts of crazy stuff going on down there. I love watching insects in the garden, they're superior beings in a lot of ways. Makes sense, they've been around so long and have had time to evolve the craziest adaptations. I really like the intention behind the future with the ivy covering all the niches within, that's some tasty gardening :)

@SmallwoodBees

10 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂 I totally agree 👍

@user-wk4ee4bf8g

10 күн бұрын

@@SmallwoodBees Ya dude :)

Why didn't I think of that? I love it.

@SmallwoodBees

4 ай бұрын

Glad you like it 😁

Its like the Neom project for bugs!

How brilliant is this! Inspiring and so original! I love it and I suspect the wildlife do as well.

@SmallwoodBees

11 ай бұрын

I've just walked past today. Still sad to have left left it behind but it's still looking great. All the plants are starting to grow through and over it now too 🤗

@SmallwoodBees

11 ай бұрын

I've just walked past today. Still sad to have left left it behind but it's still looking great. All the plants are starting to grow through and over it now too 🤗

Que útil y bonito!❤adoro esta valla llena de vida

Looks like you worked really hard on the fence! A luxury hotel for the insects!

@SmallwoodBees

2 жыл бұрын

It's a labour of love 😊

That is phenomenal ❤

@SmallwoodBees

8 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂

Love it and what a great idea 👍

Oh i do ❤ this! Hello from Lake Charles, Louisiana ~ America

@SmallwoodBees

11 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂

Brother, this is incredible. I share your passions and I'm blown away at the effort you put into this. It came out amazing.

Absolutely brilliant.. First time have come across your sight. Will be definitely taking examples from this 👌👏

@SmallwoodBees

Ай бұрын

It's one of my favourite creations. I could easily get carried away and do it everywhere :)

@george-1961

Ай бұрын

@@SmallwoodBees In all honesty, this is quite clever and looks so natural and a lot better on the eye than normal fencing. I can see why you get easily carried away with it 😉

@ChrisJohnson-pd4hh

15 күн бұрын

@george-1961 - Surely you mean site not sight? Two very different things!😊

@george-1961

15 күн бұрын

@@ChrisJohnson-pd4hh I keep on doing this 🤕. My spelling is good, I keep on mixing up similar words. Need to concentrate more.

@SmallwoodBees

14 күн бұрын

@@george-1961 I wouldn't worry about it. I do the same :)

This is 5 star ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ accommodation for insects! Well done sir. Beautiful, functional and multipurpose. Stacking functions as in permaculture. Thanks for sharing👍.

@SmallwoodBees

14 күн бұрын

Thank you 😁

FAB, WONDERFULLY CREATIVE and so beautiful too❕ Thank you for inspiring habitats ♥️

This is such a cool idea! I want to get a project like this done in my city.

@SmallwoodBees

8 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂. Cool. Good luck 👍

A super cool random find. I've made the odd bug motel, and now I'd like to build a whole neighborhood. There are grass snakes and toads in the garden and plenty for bees, and wasps, but this is next level by quite a bit.

@SmallwoodBees

14 күн бұрын

Sounds great. I'd love some toads and even more so a grass snake. I'd love to get a slow worm too. Not sure they are in Sheffield though. Maybe too far north

@ehhhsteve8582

14 күн бұрын

One thing to keep in mind is if you create a situation where there is a too high density of available habitat, it can cause disease to spread, predators and parasites to thrive, and other potential issues. Its good to diversify (similar to this fence) and may be even better to drill only a hundred holes or so each year rather than all at once. Think factory farming vs. polyculture as a comparison.

@thenextpoetician6328

13 күн бұрын

@@SmallwoodBees With a bit of good fortune and a hospitable micro-climate, who knows what can happen ...

Outstanding

@SmallwoodBees

20 күн бұрын

Thankyou 🙂

Cool Idea!

Great video, looking forward to the next installment 😎

What a wonderful idea!

Very beautiful. Something to keep in mind. Inspiring!!!

@SmallwoodBees

8 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂

Good on you, if we all done a little for nature what a wonderful world this could be. 🐞🐛🐝🐜🕷️🌳☘️

It'll be like BugG in that wall.

Absolutely amazing.

@SmallwoodBees

14 күн бұрын

Thankyou :)

Mate, you need to come do my fence. What a legend!

@SmallwoodBees

11 ай бұрын

Cheers 👍 😁

Never seen anything like it. I love it! Hi from Brisbane, Australia.

@SmallwoodBees

11 күн бұрын

Hi. I'm sure it'd work in australia too though once built I'd never go near it again 😁

Congrats! Very impressive!

A lot more thought went into this than I would have expected. Awesome job! ❤

@SmallwoodBees

11 күн бұрын

There did. Ever evolving in how best to make it too. Thankyou 🙂

Fantastic idea

Brilliant Great job Thank you

Wonderful work really impressive. Well done 💙

@SmallwoodBees

11 күн бұрын

Thanks 👍 😊

what a fantastic idea and execution!

@SmallwoodBees

10 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂

maybe you could do future ones that are modular, that you can move and swap out, that would be cool

Pretty cool idea. The materials put in aren't ideal and I see a loot of (too) big holes and not too many small ones, but other than that - nice project. I wouldn't have drilled the framing and pillars though. Since it's directly next to the walkway, it has to have some trustworthy structural integrity.

Thanks for the great idea. Will put one at the bottom of our garden! 🙂

@SmallwoodBees

8 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂 Keep me updated with how it goes please 👍

brilliant ;D very well done sir , LOVE it, Will share and subbed

This is very inspiring. Thanks for sharing!

@SmallwoodBees

11 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂

Love it. I've been looking for an screen idea and I think I have just found it. Very impressed.

@SmallwoodBees

6 ай бұрын

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@SmallwoodBees

6 ай бұрын

That is the best one for a screen I reckon. Easiest one anyway. Key is to staple it all over else it'll bunch over time at the bottom 👍

This is amazing! You've really inspired me to try a few new things with scrap materials (reno off-cuts, prunings, cardboard that isn't suitable for composting). I love creating habitats for beneficial insects, etc. I'm looking forward to trying a few new things in the garden this spring.

Brilliant ❤

Fantastic! Love it. 💚

@SmallwoodBees

14 күн бұрын

Thankyou 🙂

That looks fantastic. Great work. Well done.

@SmallwoodBees

14 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂

@SmallwoodBees

14 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂

Absolutely fabulous! I’m making one💖💖💖

@SmallwoodBees

11 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂

Looks great and works for the bugs. Thanks for your work and sharing :)

@SmallwoodBees

10 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂 You're very welcome 👍

How beautiful! Thick Bamboo might work for tree frogs in Aus (and maybe elsewhere)

@SmallwoodBees

10 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂. I would love to be trying to get tree frogs. Nothing so exotic in the uk

Wow!!! Well done ❤

@SmallwoodBees

10 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂

This is an excellent idea!

@SmallwoodBees

10 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂

Great idea! I'm inspired..

@SmallwoodBees

10 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂 👍

You Got Me With The Title....

I think it's brilliant. Nice job.

@SmallwoodBees

10 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂

Birds will have a nice Breakfast. smaller fence with space between

this is brilliant!

@SmallwoodBees

10 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂

Awesome. Congratulations. It looks really good as well

@SmallwoodBees

10 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂

Novel and wonderful!

@SmallwoodBees

14 күн бұрын

Thankyou :)

Blooming brilliant! Greetings from Aus

@SmallwoodBees

10 күн бұрын

Greetings from the UK. Thank you 🙂

Brilliant!

@SmallwoodBees

10 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂

A Lovely fence!

@SmallwoodBees

14 күн бұрын

It's still going strong too but now with Ivy running through it really nicely

That is awesome! Wish I could do something like that, but here in the southern US, it would become one giant ant colony. Blessings!

@SmallwoodBees

10 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂 Yes that would prove problematic 😁

The problem with this in UK would be planning permission. It exceeds the permitted height for a fence on a road. And there would be plenty of complaints round our neighbourhood. All round the country county council plans to rewild greens and let weeds grow are causing community divisions. I have just had police round to inspect vandalism to a trellis of honeysuckle.

@SmallwoodBees

14 күн бұрын

It's not been a problem to date and it's been up for some time. Interesting thought though

Small birds will love your fence what a great idea.

Cool! By chance the 2nd time this year I've seen a "functional" fence. I think it's wonderful. The other one I saw was acting as a rainwater tank, unfortunately made out of plastic..

That's awesome, but I wouldn't be able to use the leaves and stuff like that around here. It would be full of hornets or wasps pretty much instantly. The wood sections are cool, and the window box method you hit on there at the end is an excellent way to do it, tho the stapled panels on the big sections would work fine for me.

Incredible!

@SmallwoodBees

14 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂

What a great effort mate, that wall is very impressive!

@SmallwoodBees

2 жыл бұрын

It's only getting better with time as the plants grow over it too. The joy of gardening. Things get better without needing to do anything

That's amazing.

@SmallwoodBees

10 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂

Nice!

@SmallwoodBees

14 күн бұрын

Thankyou 👍

Good on you. Bravo

@SmallwoodBees

10 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂

I love that!

I looove this idea. Well done on all that work. Wonder what the neighbours thought initially. I think the fence looks interesting and fun. It would be ashame to let it be all covered by ivy.

Brilliant

@SmallwoodBees

8 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂

I love this ❤

@SmallwoodBees

14 күн бұрын

Thankyou 🙂

Really cool idea!

@SmallwoodBees

10 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂

A real artist...

@SmallwoodBees

13 күн бұрын

🙂

I'm thinking the top of the fence would need to be either open or removable so you could keep topping it up as it settles and/or breaks down.