{"product_id":"bevs-handmade-bee-blossoms","title":"Bev's Handmade Bee Blossoms (Set of 4)","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n@import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Poppins:wght@300;400;500;600;700\u0026display=swap');\n.prod-wrapper * { margin:0 !important; padding:0 !important; box-sizing:border-box !important; }\n.prod-wrapper { font-family:'Poppins','Segoe UI',sans-serif !important; color:#2a2a2a !important; max-width:860px !important; margin:0 auto !important; padding:0 16px 48px !important; line-height:1.7 !important; font-size:16px !important; }\n.prod-wrapper h2 { font-size:26px !important; font-weight:700 !important; color:#8a5a2b !important; margin:38px 0 14px !important; line-height:1.3 !important; }\n.prod-wrapper h3 { font-size:18px !important; font-weight:600 !important; margin-bottom:6px !important; }\n.prod-wrapper p { margin-bottom:14px !important; }\n.prod-hero { background:#f7efe4 !important; border-radius:10px !important; padding:30px 26px !important; text-align:center !important; margin-bottom:28px !important; }\n.prod-hero-icon { font-size:38px !important; display:block !important; margin-bottom:8px !important; }\n.prod-hero h1 { font-size:28px !important; font-weight:700 !important; color:#8a5a2b !important; line-height:1.25 !important; margin-bottom:10px !important; }\n.prod-hero-sub { font-size:16px !important; color:#5a5a5a !important; }\n.prod-story { border-left:4px solid #4a6741 !important; background:#eef4e6 !important; padding:22px 24px !important; border-radius:0 8px 8px 0 !important; margin:28px 0 !important; }\n.prod-story p { font-size:19px !important; font-style:italic !important; color:#3a5233 !important; line-height:1.5 !important; }\n.prod-story-author { font-size:14px !important; color:#6a6a6a !important; font-style:normal !important; margin-top:10px !important; display:block !important; }\n.prod-includes, .prod-features { display:grid !important; grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr !important; gap:14px !important; margin:22px 0 !important; }\n.prod-card { background:#fff !important; border:1px solid #e8ddc9 !important; border-radius:8px !important; padding:18px 16px !important; }\n.prod-card-icon { font-size:26px !important; display:block !important; margin-bottom:8px !important; }\n.prod-card h3 { color:#8a5a2b !important; }\n.prod-card p { font-size:14px !important; color:#555 !important; margin:0 !important; }\n.prod-expert { background:#2a3a24 !important; border-radius:10px !important; padding:26px 24px !important; margin:30px 0 !important; }\n.prod-colors { display:flex !important; flex-wrap:wrap !important; gap:10px !important; margin:20px 0 !important; }\n.prod-chip { display:flex !important; align-items:center !important; gap:8px !important; background:#f7efe4 !important; border-radius:20px !important; padding:7px 15px !important; font-size:14px !important; }\n.prod-dot { width:14px !important; height:14px !important; border-radius:50% !important; display:inline-block !important; }\n.prod-perfect-for { display:flex !important; flex-wrap:wrap !important; gap:9px !important; margin:20px 0 !important; }\n.prod-tag { background:#eef4e6 !important; border-radius:16px !important; padding:7px 14px !important; font-size:14px !important; color:#3a5233 !important; }\n.prod-list { list-style:none !important; margin:20px 0 !important; }\n.prod-list li { padding:11px 0 11px 30px !important; position:relative !important; border-bottom:1px solid #f0e8da !important; font-size:15px !important; }\n.prod-list li:before { content:\"\\2713\" !important; position:absolute !important; left:0 !important; color:#4a6741 !important; font-weight:700 !important; }\n.prod-guarantee { background:#eef4e6 !important; border:1px solid #cddcc0 !important; border-radius:10px !important; padding:24px !important; text-align:center !important; margin:30px 0 !important; }\n.prod-note { background:#fffdf0 !important; border:1px solid #e8d89a !important; border-radius:8px !important; padding:18px 20px !important; margin:24px 0 !important; font-size:15px !important; }\n.prod-specs { width:100% !important; border-collapse:collapse !important; margin:20px 0 !important; font-size:15px !important; }\n.prod-specs td { padding:11px 12px !important; border-bottom:1px solid #f0e8da !important; }\n.prod-specs td:first-child { font-weight:600 !important; color:#8a5a2b !important; width:40% !important; }\n@media (max-width:600px){ .prod-includes,.prod-features{grid-template-columns:1fr !important;} }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-wrapper\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-hero\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-hero-icon\"\u003e🌻\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eThrown By Hand In A Tin Shed Out Past Nyngan\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"prod-hero-sub\"\u003eBeverley “Bev” Hartigan, 66, has been at the wheel for seventeen winters on the red country of far-western New South Wales. Her husband Col kept forty hives. He is down to six. These are the last bowls she will ever throw.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-story\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I couldn’t save his bees. But a colony that finds water gets through a forty-degree day — and one that doesn’t is gone in three.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-story-author\"\u003e— Bev Hartigan, Nyngan NSW\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat’s In The Box\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-includes\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-card-icon\"\u003e🌼\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003e4 Ceramic Bowls\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePink, orange, purple and pale yellow. Each thrown and glazed one at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-card-icon\"\u003e📌\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003e4 Steel Stakes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePowder-coated, push straight into the soil between plants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-card-icon\"\u003e📜\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePlacement Card\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere to put them, how deep to fill, and the soil trick that doubles visits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-card-icon\"\u003e📦\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProtective Packing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach bowl wrapped separately. Ships Australia-wide, free.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy Bees Actually Use These\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-features\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-card-icon\"\u003e📏\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Twelve-Millimetre Rule\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12 mm at the centre, tapering to nothing at the rim. Filled to the lip, the outer ring sits at 2–4 mm — the depth a bee can drink at without risking her wings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-card-icon\"\u003e🟫\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Rough Glaze\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rim is finished with a deliberately textured glaze. A bee’s feet hold it the way they hold a petal, instead of sliding off like they do on a glazed birdbath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-card-icon\"\u003e🌷\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Blossom Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBees navigate by colour and form, not scent at distance. A round, brightly glazed disc among the plants registers as “flower” before it registers as anything else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-card-icon\"\u003e⛅\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Garden Stake\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUp on a stake, the water sits in the shade of foliage instead of on a hot paver. By one in the afternoon an unshaded saucer is too warm to drink. These are still cool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-card-icon\"\u003e🪨\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Mineral Layer\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBev recommends a pinch of garden soil in the water. Bees seek dissolved sodium as much as the water itself. A clean bowl brings the first one; soil keeps her coming back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-card\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-card-icon\"\u003e🐝\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNo Mozzie Problem\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMosquito larvae need seven to ten days of standing water. Twelve millimetres in an Australian summer, topped up of a morning, never gives them the week.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-expert\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color:#ffffff !important;font-size:17px !important;font-style:italic !important;line-height:1.6 !important;\"\u003e“Water is the constraint nobody plans for. In a heat event a single colony gets through around three litres a day — and almost none of it is for drinking, it is for cooling the brood. Gardeners plant for nectar and forget the drinking station entirely. A shallow, textured, shaded vessel at the right depth is the single highest-value thing you can add to a suburban garden right now.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color:#cddcc0 !important;font-size:14px !important;margin-top:14px !important;\"\u003e— Dr. Alison Ferris, Entomologist, Australian Pollinator Research Network\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFour Colours, No Two Identical\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-colors\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-chip\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prod-dot\" style=\"background:#e05c78 !important;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eDeep Pink\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-chip\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prod-dot\" style=\"background:#e8873a !important;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eOrange\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-chip\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prod-dot\" style=\"background:#8b6bb1 !important;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePurple\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-chip\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"prod-dot\" style=\"background:#f0dd8a !important;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePale Yellow\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePerfect For\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-perfect-for\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🌱 Garden beds\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🌲 Under a gum\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🏠 Balconies and courtyards\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🧺 Veggie patches\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🌹 Pollinator gardens\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🎁 Gift for a gardener\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🐝 Beekeepers\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e👩 Mother’s Day\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Quality Checklist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"prod-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThrown, not moulded.\u003c\/strong\u003e Every bowl is shaped individually on the wheel, so no two are the same.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFired to stoneware temperature.\u003c\/strong\u003e Frost-safe and UV-stable; they stay outside all year.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCalibrated depth.\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 mm at centre, 2–4 mm at the landing edge — the number that took seventeen summers to settle on.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTextured rim, glossy well.\u003c\/strong\u003e Grip where she lands, easy to rinse where the water sits.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePowder-coated steel stakes.\u003c\/strong\u003e They do not rust out after one season.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-guarantee\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#4a6741 !important;font-size:20px !important;margin-bottom:8px !important;\"\u003e30-Day Money-Back Guarantee\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:15px !important;\"\u003eStick them in your garden. See who turns up. If you are not convinced, send them back — no worries, no questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-note\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA note on handmade:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slight differences in glaze depth, colour and rim shape are not faults. They are how you tell that a person made it and not a machine. Bev mixes every glaze by hand, so no two batches are quite the same shade.\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"prod-specs\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-thrown stoneware ceramic, food-safe glaze\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFinish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTextured matt rim, glossy well\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSet contents\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4 bowls + 4 powder-coated steel stakes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBowl diameter\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eApprox. 10–12 cm (each one varies slightly)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWater depth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 mm at centre, 2–4 mm at the rim\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStake length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eApprox. 30 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eColours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDeep pink, orange, purple, pale yellow\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePlacement\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGarden bed, pot or planter in partial shade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCare\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRinse and refill each morning; brush out monthly\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNyngan, far-western New South Wales, Australia\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSold to date\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5,900 sets\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Handmade by Bev Hartigan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59062992634204,"sku":"DHOD9-WM563001","price":35.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0903\/4081\/9292\/files\/bb-g01.jpg?v=1788961726","url":"https:\/\/backroad-goods.com\/products\/bevs-handmade-bee-blossoms","provider":"BACKROAD GOODS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}