Remember when we built two mason bee houses last spring? We were hoping to attract more early pollinators to our yard to pollinate our apricot bushes, which bloom before most bees and wasps emerge for the year.
Remember when we built two mason bee houses last spring? We were hoping to attract more early pollinators to our yard to pollinate our apricot bushes, which bloom before most bees and wasps emerge for the year.
On Tuesday we built and hung our first mason bee house. Today (Friday) we noticed that someone has already moved in. See the mud packed into the first hole? Very cool!
Bring on the bees! We just built and installed our first mason bee house. Now, I’m anxiously awaiting our first tenants. Why am I going out of my way to attract mason bees to my yard, you ask? Because they …