Patent ID: 8465340

Claim:
A nest for solitary bees comprising: a rectangular solid comprising a top, a bottom, a first side, a second side, a third side and a fourth side, wherein the first side is on the opposite side of the rectangular solid from the third side and the second side is on the opposite side of the rectangular solid from the fourth side; wherein the first side comprises a first plurality of apertures extending as elongated passageways from the first side to, but not penetrating, the third side, each of the apertures of the first plurality having an axis normal to the first side; the second side comprises a second plurality of apertures extending as elongated passageways from the second side to, but not penetrating, the fourth side, each of the apertures of the second plurality having an axis normal to the second side; the third side comprises a third plurality of apertures extending as elongated passageways from the third side to, but not penetrating, the first side, each of the apertures of the third plurality having an axis normal to the third side; the fourth side comprises a fourth plurality of apertures extending as elongated passageways from the fourth side to, but not penetrating, the second side, each of the apertures of the fourth plurality having an axis normal to the fourth side; and wherein none of the axes of the apertures of the first, second, third and fourth pluralities coincide with or bisect any of the axes of the apertures of the other respective pluralities.