

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Build Your Own Bee Hotel
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Saturday April 18th, 2026 | 10am
Set Price: ($65)
You probably know there are bees. You may not know there are over 500 kinds of them right here in western NC. John Kotab does.

A bee hotel sounds like a charming yard decoration, and it is! It’s also one of the most practical things you can put in a garden if you care about what grows in it. John is here to show you how to build one from scratch, and to explain exactly why it matters.

This hands-on workshop covers two distinct construction methods so you leave with a finished bee hotel, not just notes. You will get into the lifecycle of native bees, how they interact with hollow and pithy-stemmed perennials, and which plants they depend on to survive and reproduce.

What You’ll Cover:

Native Bee Diversity: Who is actually living in your garden right now, and what kind of habitat they are searching for
Construction Methods: Two approaches to building a bee hotel, built together in class, so you go home with a completed structure and the blueprints to build more
Lifecycle and Behavior: How native bees reproduce, raise young, and rely on specific plant structures at each stage of life
Plant Relationships: The connection between native bees and the hollow or pithy-stemmed perennials that make up their nesting world
Ongoing Care: How to clean and maintain your hotel so it stays a place bees want to return to, season after season
You will leave with a finished bee hotel, a seed packet carrying thousands of seeds to grow a bee-friendly garden at home, a list of workshop-cited resources on native bee biology, and a clear picture of how one small structure can shift the health of your whole yard.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/franklin/build-your-own-bee-hotel/200029859616202
- **Event Categories**: workshops, health-wellness
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 11

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://windingstairgardens.com/event/build-a-bee-hotel/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=franklin-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Franklin
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 57 Saunders Rd, Franklin, NC, United States, North Carolina 28734
- **lat**: 35.17651
- **long**: -83.34276
- **full address**: 57 Saunders Rd, Franklin, NC, United States, North Carolina 28734

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Winding Stair Gardens (https://allevents.in/org/winding-stair-gardens/26131984)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 57 Saunders Rd, Franklin, NC, United States, North Carolina 28734
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Winding Stair Gardens
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, health-wellness
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Build Your Own Bee Hotel ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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