mason bee tubes
Worth a lookShows a thin review moat (153 avg reviews), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Review moat
Great153avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Returns
Great1.4%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Great$18.93avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Great4.2★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Price range
Great$6.42–$54.19cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Great7.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Competition
Good49%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Good72%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Growth
Okay+14.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad$40K$40K/yr · 29K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, mason bee tubes is a $40K/yr Amazon United States market (29K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 72% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May. Verdict: Worth a look — 60/100.
Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
mason bee tubes market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–4K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $57K–$76K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 7.3%
- Avg BSR
- #553
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 93%
- Out of stock
- 10.4%
- Avg brand age
- 39 months
- Avg seller age
- 231 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 49% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
21 rising
Sellers
24
Top-5 brand share
72%
Top 20: 99%
Top-5 click share
49%
Top 20: 92%
Open market
24%
- URATOT20%
- AukBeeFun15%
- Navaris13%
- Lewtemi12%
- Elcoho12%
- Merhoff & Larkin5%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +14.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Mar, Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 9.9×
Top mason bee tubes search terms
- mason bee tubes18K/yr
- bee tubes6K/yr
- mason bee tubes and liners4K/yr
Top mason bee tubes 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
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 rev
URATOT 200 Pieces Mason Bee Tubes 6 Inches Brown Kraft Paper Bee Houses Refill Tubes
URATOT$17.544.6★622 rev
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 rev
AukBeeFun Cardboard Mason Bee House Tubes 6 Inches Paper Tubes for Mason Bees (200)
AukBeeFun$18.714.6★170 rev
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 rev
Newest
by launch date
Mifoci 100 Pcs 5.9 Mason Bees Bamboo Tubes Natural Nest Mason Bees House 0.27-0.4 Inner Diameter for Bee Hotels Solitary Bee Hives Pollinator Gardens
Mifoci$23.271 rev
100Pcs Bee House Tubes - Natural Reed Pollinator Tubes for Leaf - Bee Nesting Supplies for Garden Beekeeping and Pollinator Habitat
Veemoon$14.013 rev
100PCS Mason Bee Tubes Phragmite Reed Bee Tubes Honeycomb Reed Tubes Bees House Nest for The Garden Pollinator House Gardening Gifts
MHFOOU$13.185 rev
Homoyoyo Natural Reed Mason Bee Tubes 100-Pack 5.9 Inch Bee House Refill Tubes for Mason and Solitary Colonys 0.2-0.31 Inch Diameter Reed Nesting for Colony Hotel Garden Pollinator Habitat
Homoyoyo$12.6311 rev
YARNOW 100pcs Natural Reed Bee Tubes for Beekeepers Refill Tube Props for Mason Bee Houses Essential Beekeeping Tools for Pollinator Gardens
YARNOW$11.014 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumMifoci 100 Pcs 5.9 Mason Bees Bamboo Tubes Natural Nest Mason Bees House 0.27-0.4 Inner Diameter for Bee Hotels Solitary Bee Hives Pollinator Gardens
Mifoci$23.275.0★
WARMFARM 150-Pack 4-Inch Cardboard Tubes for Mason Bee Nesting Kraft Paper Tubes for Bee House & Bee Hotel 5/16-Inch Paper Towel Tubes (150)
warmfarm$14.744.6★
100Pcs Bee House Tubes - Natural Reed Pollinator Tubes for Leaf - Bee Nesting Supplies for Garden Beekeeping and Pollinator Habitat
Veemoon$14.012.9★
100PCS Mason Bee Tubes Phragmite Reed Bee Tubes Honeycomb Reed Tubes Bees House Nest for The Garden Pollinator House Gardening Gifts
MHFOOU$13.182.6★
YARNOW 100pcs Natural Reed Bee Tubes for Beekeepers Refill Tube Props for Mason Bee Houses Essential Beekeeping Tools for Pollinator Gardens
YARNOW$11.014.4★
What buyers say about mason bee tubes
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
Common questions
- Is mason bee tubes profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $40K/yr across 29 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +14.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (60/100).
- How competitive is the mason bee tubes niche?
- 21 brands and 24 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 49% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 72% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in mason bee tubes?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Thickness, Advertised Vs Actual Product. The return rate is 1.4%.
- When does demand for mason bee tubes peak?
- Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May; the busiest month runs 9.9× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the mason bee tubes niche?
- Listings span $6.42–$54.19; the average listing price is $18.93 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 153 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.