mason bee tubes
Skip it51/100a small market ($40K/yr) — mason bee tubes doesn't clear our bar today.
Market/yr
$40K
Growth (1y)
+183.2%
Products
29
Brands
21
was 18 a year ago
Sellers
24
Price range
$6.42–$54.19
Returns
1.4%
Rating
4.2★
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Scored 51/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +183.2% year over year.Seasonality
Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.Peak months: Mar, Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 9.9×
Competition
- URATOT20%
- AukBeeFun15%
- Navaris13%
- Lewtemi12%
- Elcoho12%
- Merhoff & Larkin5%
- Other (15 brands)24%
The top 5 products take 49% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 21 brands and 24 sellers compete here.
Brands
21 rising
was 18 a year ago
Sellers
24
Top 5 brand share
72%
Product shelf
All 29 tracked products in this niche.
Navaris Cardboard Bee Nesting Tubes (Pack of 200) - 6 Long x 5/16 Diameter Tube for Mason Solitary Bees - for Filling Insect Hotels and Bug Houses
Navaris
$18.864.5★601 reviews
URATOT 200 Pieces Mason Bee Tubes 6 Inches Brown Kraft Paper Bee Houses Refill Tubes
URATOT
$17.544.6★622 reviews
Lewtemi 120 Pcs Mason Bee House Tube Refill Cardboard Bee Tube Paper Mason Beekeeper Cardboard Insert Beekeeping Supplies for Solitary Beehive House Garden Pollinator Nest
Lewtemi
$14.803.9★82 reviews
AukBeeFun Cardboard Mason Bee House Tubes 6 Inches Paper Tubes for Mason Bees (200)
AukBeeFun
$18.714.6★170 reviews
AukBeeFun Mason Bee House Cardboard Tubes 120 Pack Mason Bee Nesting Paper Tubes for Outdoor Beekeepers Replacement Nesting Tube Refill Inserts
AukBeeFun
$13.724.6★170 reviews
Elcoho 60 Sets of Outdoors Mason Bee Nesting Tube Refill Kit Includes 60 Pieces 6-Inch Replacement Tubes & 60 Pieces Refill Tubes Bee Nest House Hotels Tubes Bee Paper Inserts Cardboard Nest Tubes
Elcoho
$13.074.4★197 reviews
URATOT 120 Pieces Mason Bee Paper Inserts 6 Inches Beekeeper Cardboard Replacement Inserts Mason Bee Nesting Tubes Refills Inserts for Mason Bee Houses and Supplies Outdoor and Garden
URATOT
$10.204.2★167 reviews
Mason Bee Tubes | 100 Pack of 6 inch Long by 5/16 Inner Diameter Hole Cardboard Bee House Tubes | Great Paper Refills or Inserts/Liners for a B House Condo Hotel or Nest
Merhoff & Larkin
$15.994.6★530 reviews
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good size”
“Decent quality as advertised”
“As advertised”
“Economic choice”
“Well made not flimsy”
“easy to use”
“Real bamboo, good price, great for all types of crafts”
“Work great for my mason orchard bees to fill”
“These tubes are intentionally light weight so that you can break them open at the end of the nesting season, and then clean and sort the larvae and store them for the winter, allowing you to remove any that have had parasite eggs laid in them”
“they are good and sturdy, closed naturally on one end. less work for the queens”
What buyers complain about
“These are noticeably shorter”
“almost paper thin”
“Unfortunately, I failed to read the description thoroughly and they were too large”
“Money poorly spent”
“I also noticed these feel lower quality overall”
“These tubes did NOT work”
“Mason bees will not use these”
“Not safe for mason bee cocoon harvesting”
“The white liners are too flimsy to be used alone”
“nearly as tough”
Top return reasons
- Size-Overall70%
- Advertised Vs Actual Product15%
- Thickness3%
- Functionality-Overall3%
- Thin3%
- Value For Money2%
- Cutting/Trimming2%
- Defective Material/Parts1%
- Add-Ons/Attachments1%
- Color1%