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The brackets on the back held the houses tight against the post once we used the correct size screws. I added the wooden coasters from Etsy using some wood glue. I’m very pleased. It will be easy to remove them for cleaning each year.

THE PLEXIGLASS HOLES DONT LINE UP! So annoying. It's a nice piece otherwise but the lack of craftsmanship/caring with drilling the plexiglass holes in the correct spot is disappointing.It comes fully assembled minus the plexiglass pieces screwed on. So instead of only a Phillips screwdriver to assemble you'll now need a power drill, and very sharp drill bit and a few extra minutes.This would be a 5 star review otherwise.

Purchased this about a month ago when I started noticing the bees arrive. They always seem to like our front porch so I placed it there. They seem to really like it and have been working hard to fill it with baby mason bees. I’ve really enjoyed watching their progress. They seem to like the smaller size vs. the larger hole size that was labeled as the side for mason bees.

The product is well made and looks great, but the bees don't seem interested. I've moved it to several locations around my property where I've seen bees hanging out and even bated it with a bit of sugar water and diluted lavender oil and still nothing. Hopefully other buyers have more luck than I've had!

This is my third native bee house. Don’t give up! It took a full year to get my first hotel guests. It really helps if you have blooming flowers very close by. For instance, I have different lavenders under or near my hotels. So when a lady bee comes floating by she sees everything her babies will need when they leave their ‘room’. Make it easy, and they’ll come.Also, it’s a matter of timing. My (9b zone) native bees start to trickle in sometime early spring, as soon as the lavender and orange trees nearby are in full bloom. My lavender is budding up now but the oranges have a way to go so I know my natives aren’t out and about yet, just local honey bees.Good luck, and thanks for helping the bees!Update (Aug 2023):Sadly, the design of this does not work for my microclimate. I opened it to check on them and the babies were basically just fodder for parasitic wasps. No clue when it happened, but it looks like the heat of summer warped the plexi glass. :(It’s not a complete loss as I have two bamboo tube style hotels for the other 2/3 of the bees so I’ll still have orchard bees next year. And parasitic wasps are great for the garden. I just feel so bad for the baby bees. I feel like a terrible steward. I didn’t realize how little heat plexi glass can take - and we get pretty warm here.So that’s my advice: if your summer temps go above 100f, pass on this style - or make sure to bring them inside where they can be protected - as soon as they’re done laying eggs.