Mason bees keeping

Mason bees are the underappreciated type of bee that can help your garden grow. Here's how to welcome these bees on your homestead.

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Mason bees are fascinating insects that are often overlooked. They’re significant pollinators who could use a helping hand. Here’s all you can learn about them.

While honey bees are familiar to most of us, there are many other varieties of bee that are great pollinators. Mason bees are one of them. Here's why you want to encourage them to visit your garden.

Easy to raise, Mason Bees are ultra-gentle uber-pollinators that will improve the health of your flowers, fruit crops, and garden.

When to Harvest and Clean – This is usually done anytime from October through to December, when the adult Mason Bees (Osmia lignaria) are fully developed within their cocoons and able to with…

michelle | backyard farm & garden on Instagram: "It’s mason bee season! 🐝 If you’ve been following for a while, you know that every Spring I order mason bees from @crown_bees for my little backyard orchard. I love mason bees for my backyard for a few reasons: 🌸 they’re super pollinators: 1 mason bee can do the pollinating work of 100 honey bees 🌸 they don’t travel far, staying within a 300 yard radius, so they’ll work within a backyard garden 🌸 they are gentle, rarely sting, and I find…

Learn how to make a mason jar bee feeder and how to use them properly. Feeding bees in the wrong way can cause big problems for your colony. #carolinahoneybees #masonjarbeefeeder #feedingbees

The best mason bee house location has the proper orientation, height, and mounting. Adequate forage and nesting material must be close by.