Resin Bear and Beehive 3 Tier Outdoor Fountain 22 Inch
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BEAR WATER FOUNTAIN
One Bear Is Reaching. The Other Is Climbing.
A tree stump with a beehive hanging from a branch near the top. A black bear is stretched out along the upper limb reaching toward it. Below, a cub stands upright against the trunk, working its way up. Water steps down through three levels between them.
Two animals doing two different things is what separates this from a fountain with a bear on it. A single figure is something you identify once and stop seeing. Two figures at different heights, both aimed at the same beehive, sets up a situation, and your eye moves between them working out what is happening. That movement is what makes people look twice.
At 22.4 inches on an 11.4 by 9.8 inch base this is one of the smallest floor pieces here. That suits the subject. A scene about small animals works at a scale you come across in a border, not at a scale that faces you down across a lawn.
What Makes This Fountain Different
- Two animals with a shared objective, which is what makes it a scene. Most animal fountains put one creature on a base and stop there. Here the adult is reaching along a branch toward the hive and the cub is climbing up from below, so the two figures are related to each other and to a third object. That gives the eye somewhere to travel and gives visitors something to comment on, which a single seated figure never does no matter how well it is sculpted.
- The smallest footprint in this group. 11.4 by 9.8 inches is barely more than a large plant pot. It slots into a border that is already planted, a doorstep, a small patio corner, or a spot beside a bench where a wider piece would not fit.
- Three tiers in 22 inches. Short falls close together give a continuous sound rather than separate drips, which is what you want on a piece this small since you will usually be within a few feet of it.
- Twelve and a half pounds. One hand moves it. That makes it easy to try in several places, and it also means an exposed windy corner is worth avoiding.
Light and continuous. Three short falls at this scale produce a soft trickle with no volume behind it, which is right for a piece you come across at close range rather than one meant to be heard across a garden. It will not mask traffic. How loud it seems will still shift with the water level and the surfaces around it, which is why a fixed decibel number would tell you nothing useful about your own garden.
Quick Specifications
| Design | Tree stump with reaching bear, climbing cub and beehive |
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| Material | Resin |
| Finish | Bark texture in buff and moss tones with painted figures |
| Dimensions | 11.4 in. long, 9.8 in. wide, 22.4 in. high |
| Weight | 12.54 lb. |
| Water flow | Three tier stepped cascade |
| Lighting | LED |
| Pump | Included recirculating pump |
| Power | AC plug in |
| Recommended use | Outdoor |
Setup, Care, and Warranty
Setup and placement
Fill it, plug it in, done. No plumbing and nothing to bury. One hand moves it at 12.54 pounds.
Face the bears toward where people pass. The relationship between the two figures and the hive is the whole piece, and from behind you see a plain stump.
Wind and stability
At 12.54 pounds this is very light. Set it against planting, a wall, or a step rather than free standing in an open windy corner, and keep it off the route where a dog turns at speed.
Water level and daily care
Keep enough water in the base to cover the pump so it never runs dry. A small reservoir on a compact piece drops quickly, so check every few days in warm weather rather than weekly.
Clear leaves from the tiers. On short falls a blockage on one ledge diverts a whole level.
Looking after the painted finish
The bears, the hive and the bark are painted resin. Years of unbroken sun will lift some depth out of the colour, most visibly on the figures. Afternoon shade keeps it looking new longer. Clean with a soft cloth and keep harsh liquid cleaners off the paint.
Winter storage
Before hard freezes, drain the base and every tier completely, disconnect and store the pump indoors, and dry the piece out. At 12.54 pounds bringing it inside takes one trip.
3 year warranty
This product includes a 3 year warranty. Coverage, claim requirements, and required documents are subject to the warranty policy that applies at the time of purchase. Keep your order confirmation, and contact customer support with your order details if service is needed.
Questions Before You Choose
How many bears are there?
Two. An adult stretched along the upper branch reaching for the beehive, and a cub standing upright against the trunk below. The hive hangs between them, which is what connects the two figures.
How is it different from the other bear fountains here?
Subject and size. The woodland bear cub piece has two cubs on a trunk with no hive and stands 39 inches. This one is 22.4 inches with a reaching adult, a climbing cub, and a beehive between them. Choose this for the smaller footprint and the honey scene.
Where does it fit?
A planted border, a doorstep, a small patio corner, beside a bench, under a pergola. The 11.4 by 9.8 inch base is barely larger than a plant pot. It needs green around it to read as woodland, and it does not suit a formal or minimal setting.
Is it safe around children and pets?
Children are drawn to animal fountains and this one is at their eye level. Do not let them pull on the bears or the hive, set it on a hard level surface out of the running route, and run the cord where it will not catch a foot. The recirculating water is not intended for drinking.
A garden can be beautiful and still feel like it is beside a road.
Planting fixes what you see. It does very little about what you hear. That is the gap a fountain fills, and it is the reason most people end up wanting one.
It gives your ear somewhere nearer
Traffic, a neighbour's air conditioner, a road two streets over. A fountain does not cancel any of it. It puts a closer, steadier sound in front, and the far ones stop being the thing you notice.
Moving water stays clean longer
Mosquitoes need water that sits undisturbed for days on end. A pump keeps the surface turning over, so that never gets a chance, and the film that forms on standing water is slower to arrive.
Birds hear it before they see it
A still basin has to be found. Moving water carries, and it pulls in birds that would have passed the garden by.
The drop decides the sound.
A fountain makes its sound where the water lands, not where it leaves the spout. A short fall into a shallow bowl reads as a trickle you only notice when the garden goes quiet. A longer fall into open water is fuller, and it carries across a patio.
How much sound you end up with is not a number we can print. It shifts with the water level and with what stands behind the piece. Each fountain has its own description of what it sounds like, further down this page.
Water held against a surface never lands. Where it runs down ribbing or stone instead of falling free, it stays quiet the whole way.
A wall behind it reflects the sound and makes it read louder. Open planting softens it.
The water level changes it too. A low basin sounds different from a full one, which is why a decibel figure would tell you nothing about your own garden.
It plugs into a normal outlet. That is the whole electrical job.
No plumbing, nothing to bury, no electrician. The pump sits in the basin and the cord leaves from the base. What is worth thinking about before it arrives is where that cord is going to run.
Measure to the nearest outdoor outlet first. Cord length is listed in the specifications for each piece, and it decides where the fountain can actually go.
Run it along a bed edge, not across the lawn. Under planting or beside a path it disappears, and it is not something anyone will catch a foot on.
If you extend it, use an outdoor lead and a weatherproof cover. An indoor extension left in a border is the one shortcut worth not taking.
It is meant to run continuously. The pump uses very little, and starting and stopping it does more harm than leaving it on.
Fill it, plug it in, done.
No plumbing, nothing to bury, no electrician. Two people and a level patch of ground is the whole requirement, and it is up and running the same afternoon it arrives.
Unbox it where it will stand
These are heavy. Cut the box open in the spot you have chosen rather than carrying the pieces across the garden.
Set it level
A tilted piece sends the whole flow down one edge instead of spreading it. A paving slab under the base fixes soft or sloping ground.
Sit the pump in the basin
It sits on the floor of the base, not clipped to anything. Bring the cord out through the opening at the back and away toward the outlet.
Fill until the pump is covered, then plug in
Fill first and plug in second, every time. A pump switched on in an empty basin can be damaged in seconds.
The one rule worth remembering
The pump has to stay under water. Everything else on this page is preference, but a pump that runs dry is a pump you replace. In warm weather a basin can drop below the line in a few days, so top it up before it gets close rather than after.
Three habits, and the pump outlasts the warranty.
A fountain asks for more attention than a bird bath, but not much more. Almost everything that goes wrong traces back to one of three things: the level dropped, the intake blocked, or water was left in it through a freeze.
Top it up whenever the level drops. The pump has to stay covered. This is the habit that matters more than the other two put together.
Rinse the pump every few months, and wipe mineral film off the surfaces the water runs over before it sets. A brush and a minute is the whole job.
Drain it before the first hard freeze and store the pump dry indoors. Water left to freeze and thaw is what does the damage, not the cold itself.