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The super pollinators of spring!
Mason bees are perfect for backyard gardens as they're gentle, easy to raise, and fun to watch.
Mason bees pollinate approximately 95% of the flowers they visit, where Honeybees pollinate around 5% of the flowers they visit.
Explore the essentials of mason bees. Discover how they nest, a few yard needs, and you're good to go!
Mason bees are only active in your garden for about 4-6 weeks, beginning early spring and spend the rest of their lives inside their nesting chambers. This guide is a seasonal look at a year in the life of a mason bee!
Learn the common characteristics that the genus Osmia (mason bees) share to help you pick out the mason bees from the other insect pollinators in your yard and garden.
Mason bees hibernate as adults and emerge once daily spring temperatures are a consistent 55°F/13°C or above. This calendar breaks down mason bee raising tasks by season (and temperature) to ensure this guide is helpful no matter where you live!
Use this guide to help you pick the best shipping date for your mason bees.
Use this guide to learn how to prepare for your bees and what to do when your Mason bees arrive at your doorstep.
Learn how simple it is to correctly locate your mason bee house
There's a reason we call them mason bees! Female mason bees build the walls of their nesting chambers out of mud or other "masonry" products to give each egg a safe place to develop into an adult bee.
While easy, there are a few precautions to consider!
Female mason bees only forage and nest for about 4-6 weeks and produce just one generation per year. So, once the females have completed nesting, we can remove and store the developing bees in a safe space, away from hungry predators.
Learn the importance of harvesting cocoons, the best harvesting practices for our three different types of nesting materials (natural reeds, wood trays, and cardboard tubes), and how to clean and store your Mason bee cocoons for healthy spring bees!
Proper care can significantly reduce the incidences of pests, parasites, and diseases and allow managed bees to thrive. This article highlights the common enemies of mason bees by season and methods for their control.
During mason bee cocoon harvesting, you'll find all sorts of things inside the nesting materials. This pictorial guide will help you identify the various things you may come across while harvesting.
