No. Bee Cups only hold a teaspoon of water. In most climates, the water evaporates by the end of the day to prevent mosquitoes.

• Place mulch or rocks around your Bee Cups to keep dirt from splashing into the cups.

• Hard water can build up on the Bee Cups and make the color look dull and scaley. Soak the Bee Cups overnight in vinegar and sand them with fine-grit sandpaper to restore the original color.

• You can run the Bee Cups through the dishwasher, just make sure they don’t knock other bee cups or silverware.

It is best to bring your Bee Cups inside during freezing weather. This will help keep them clean and fresh for the next season. However, we understand how easy it is to forget! Bee Cups originate from Texas and are made for extreme weather. Our cups are outside during temperatures between 0 and 108 degrees Fahrenheit. They even survived marble-sized hail! While we can’t guarantee that your Bee Cups will hold up to every extreme weather situation, they are tougher than you think. A little ice shouldn’t hurt them.

I love this question! Did you know that bees cannot see all the colors that humans see? Bees have the ability to see yellow, green, blue, and ultraviolet, but they cannot see red or orange. Bees are highly attracted by the water, but they also love colors in their vision range.

Bee-Vision Bee Cups have an Ultra-Violet-Reactive ceramic glaze that is clear to humans but glows bright pink to pollinators. This means that Bee Vision Bee Cups look more like flowers to bees and butterflies, and may attract them even when the cups are dry.

We ship Bee Cups to most places in Canada, Europe, Australia, and Mexico for a flat fee that ranges from $20-$28 USD. If we find that our carriers cannot deliver to you for the quoted price, we will always email you with other options. We ship using GlobalPost. You can email us at thirstypollinators.gmail.com for other shipping options, but first, look on our Bee Cup Vendors page to see if a local shop sells Bee Cups.