bee cups
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.5%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Incredible58.56avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Great4.0★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Great47%top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
Avg price
Great$19.58avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Great38%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Price range
Good$5.94–$36.60cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Good+21.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Conversion
Okay2.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Bad$83K$83K/yr · 176K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, bee cups is a $83K/yr Amazon United States market (176K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 47% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb–Apr–May. Verdict: Worth a look — 66/100.
Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
bee cups market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–4K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $59K–$78K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 2.4%
- Avg BSR
- #502
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 78%
- Sponsored
- 90%
- Out of stock
- 19.9%
- Avg brand age
- 24 months
- Avg seller age
- 172 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (38% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
34 falling
Sellers
43
Top-5 brand share
47%
Top 20: 88%
Top-5 click share
38%
Top 20: 72%
Open market
46%
- Bee Cups13%
- SF-ZXTINP10%
- Generic9%
- Ferrochef8%
- DIANlOVS7%
- Teenyyou7%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +21.9% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Feb, Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 8.9×
Top bee cups search terms
- bee cups68K/yr
- bee cups for garden40K/yr
- bee watering cups21K/yr
- bee drinking cups for garden8K/yr
- bee cup17K/yr
- bee cups water for bees garden12K/yr
- bee cups for thirsty pollinators6K/yr
- bee drinking cups4K/yr
- bee drinking garden ball543/yr
Top bee cups products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Bee Cups 5 Pack Bee Watering Station 100% Handmade from Porcelain Bee and Butterfly Feeder for Garden Outdoor Feeder For Thirsty Pollinators Plastic Free Bee Attracting Glaze (5 Pastel Variety)
Bee Cups$36.014.5★110 rev
SF-ZXTINP Bee Insect Drinking Cup - Colorful Design Thirsty Pollinators Need a Drink Collect Water (2 PCS)
SF-ZXTINP$11.983.9★16 rev
4 Pack Bee Watering Station for Garden Colorful Metal Flower Bee Bath Decorative Design Attracts Bees & Butterflies Easy Install Durable Outdoor Yard Decor
DIANlOVS$17.974.4★127 rev
Ferrochef 4 Pack Resin Bee Watering Station for Butterfly Garden Cups Bath Bee Feeders for Thirsty Pollinators Outdoor Garden Yard Stakes Decor Flower Design Plastic Free Attracting Glaze(Classic)
Ferrochef$28.564.2★37 rev
Teenyyou 6 Pcs Bee Watering Station for Garden Bee Metal Watering Cups Butterfly Water Feeder Small Insects Bath Bowl Cups Metal Stakes for Outdoor Garden Decor Copper
Teenyyou$28.644.3★37 rev
Newest
by launch date
Ceramic Bee Watering Station for Garden Handmade Ceramic Mini Pollinator Watering Station Colorful Flower Bee Water Feeder & Butterfly Bird Bath for Patio Lawn Balcony Pots (6pcs-A)
BEHEGTYE$9.796 rev
Bee Watering Station for Garden Cups Bird Butterfly Bees Ceramic Drinking and Water Bath Feeder Cup Blossoms Flowers Shaped Design Poppies Bowl Wildlife Feeding 5PCS Watring Pollinator
GATIHOK$16.6914 rev
Handmade Ceramic Mini Pollinator Watering Station Colorful Flower Bee Water Feeder & Butterfly Bird Bath Small Outdoor Garden Stake Yard Art Decor Gift for Nature Lovers (6 Colors)
Generic$18.5856 rev
Aifanss 5 Pack Bee Watering Station Metal Bee Feeder Bath for Garden with Sunflower Design Colorful Butterfly Feeder Waterer Bowl with Stakes and 35 Glass Marbles for Outdoor Garden Yard Patio Decor
Aifanss$20.3513 rev
2 Pack Bee Watering Station Metal Bee Bath Butterfly Feeder with Flower Design Colorful Butterfly Bath for Outdoor Garden Yard Patio Decor
IRmm$9.9677 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumCeramic Bee Watering Station for Garden Handmade Ceramic Mini Pollinator Watering Station Colorful Flower Bee Water Feeder & Butterfly Bird Bath for Patio Lawn Balcony Pots (6pcs-A)
BEHEGTYE$9.793.3★
Bee Watering Station for Garden Cups Bird Butterfly Bees Ceramic Drinking and Water Bath Feeder Cup Blossoms Flowers Shaped Design Poppies Bowl Wildlife Feeding 5PCS Watring Pollinator
GATIHOK$16.691.8★
AQGQTQ Bee Watering Station for Garden 4 Pack Metal Double-Flower Bee Bath Garden Stakes Colorful Bee Cups Pollinator Feeder Outdoor Decor for Bees Butterflies Yard Garden Decorations
AQGQTQ$18.414.2★
Gerrii 12 Pack Metal Bee Watering Station for Garden Bee Drinking Cups Butterfly Feeder Outdoor Garden Decor Flower Decor for Thirsty Pollinators Insects
Gerrii$29.064.4★
Aifanss 5 Pack Bee Watering Station Metal Bee Feeder Bath for Garden with Sunflower Design Colorful Butterfly Feeder Waterer Bowl with Stakes and 35 Glass Marbles for Outdoor Garden Yard Patio Decor
Aifanss$20.353.9★
What buyers say about bee cups
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Beautiful colors”
“Excellent product”
“The metal construction is sturdy”
“Easy to assemble”
“the finish is very well done”
“help bring bees to pollinate my plants”
“Cute and Durable”
“Very affordable”
“Perfect as advertised”
“Easy peasy”
What buyers complain about
“Larger than I expected”
“Doesnt retain water”
“Poor quality”
“They are difficult to install”
“It just instantly leaks out of every one of them”
“But I think they are a little expensive”
“these are pretty flimsy”
“Extremely tiny and some of the colors are a bit off”
“Not as advertised”
“Does not do what it is intended to do”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is bee cups profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $83K/yr across 50 tracked products. 13 of 36 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +21.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (66/100).
- How competitive is the bee cups niche?
- 34 brands and 43 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 38% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 47% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in bee cups?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Water Resistance, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.5%.
- When does demand for bee cups peak?
- Demand peaks in Feb–Apr–May; the busiest month runs 8.9× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the bee cups niche?
- Listings span $5.94–$36.60; the average listing price is $19.58 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 59 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.