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BeeSafe™ Standard Backed by Science, Research, and Best Practices
Our Mason bees are raised and handled to the standards Dave helped establish as a founder of the Orchard Bee Association (OBA), built around cleanliness, regional sourcing, and long-term bee health. That same commitment is formalized in the Crown Bees BeeSafe™ Standard, our science-based framework for nesting and seasonal care built on more than two decades of field research and collaboration with researchers and growers. It guides how our houses are designed, how our bees are sourced, and how we support you through every season so the habitat you provide actually works.
Learn more about the Crown Bees' BeeSafe™ StandardBee Health First
What we do is grounded in research for healthy solitary cavity-nesting bees.
Support Food Gardens
Healthy pollination helps communities grow more food naturally and sustainably.
Collaborate & Innovate
We work with researchers, educators, and growers to test, improve, and share what works.
Knowledge Sharing
From videos to programs, we help people learn, take action, and protect wild bees.
Picking Your Mason Bee Ship Date
Choose a date about two weeks before your spring blooms open, with consistent daytime temperatures of at least 55°F. You can adjust your ship date up to seven days before your cocoons leave our warehouse.
How to pick your Mason bee ship datePicking Your Summer Leaf Bee Ship Date
Choose a date that aligns with consistent daytime temperatures of at least 75°F and open summer blooms. You can adjust your ship date up to seven days before your cocoons leave our warehouse.
How to pick your Summer Leaf bee ship dateYou Asked for Summer Leaf Bees in April. We Listened.
If your daytime temps are already hitting 75°F+, good news: we're opening Summer Leaf Bee season a full month early! No reason to wait when the climate is right. Watch Dave talk about opening Summer Leaf bee season a month early.
Second Set is 50% Off: Add 2 Sets of Summer Leaf Bee Cocoons (200ct) to your cart for extra savings and more pollination.
Bee Houses Made in the USA
BeeSafe™ Sustainably Sourced Pacific NW Red Cedar
By repurposing wood from scrapped projects, we reduce waste while creating homes that support bees. Unlike mass-produced imports, our BeeSafe™ house designs put pollinators first.
How Our Bee Houses are Made
What Fellow Bee Friends Have to Say
Satisfied with every order! Exactly what I needed with EXCELLENT quality. Well packaged and prompt shipping. Happy to be a returning customer.
I’ve been thinking about getting into mason bees- our old property had a LARGE natural community of them- and this site has a ton of great info. If anyone else is interested!
They have everything I need for my bees! The reeds are perfect for my bee house.
Our 5-year-old loved all the items in her kit. She has learned so much about native pollinators.
We are always happy with the products from Crown bees. The quality is amazing!