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I make mason bee houses(hotels, whatever) where ever I end up living (renting, moved around a bit). They're pretty awesome, no stingers, pollinate everything, a
by soperj 9y ago
I make mason bee houses(hotels, whatever) where ever I end up living (renting, moved around a bit). They're pretty awesome, no stingers, pollinate everything, and the houses are easy to build.
- mlinksva 9y agoInteresting, thanks for posting this. I take some care to plant 'bee friendly' stuff but have no interest in beekeeping and have never bothered to look up fostering non-honeybees. Now I will do this after reading your comment http://www.ecolandscaping.org/03/beneficials/attract-mason-bees-no-protective-gear-needed/ http://www.ecolandscaping.org/03/beneficials/attract-mason-b... and some of the links from there.
- yawz 9y agoGreat! Mason bees are very gentle, and are good pollinators for fruits, nuts and certain flowers. We've had a small mason bee house for a while in the back yard. My son loves it. :)
- garyrichardson 9y agoDoes anyone have links to similar things for North American solitary bees? These houses seem to be UK specific?
- yawz 9y agoI live in Colorado. We have mason bees around here. And you should be able to find mason bee houses in certain big garden centers, big home improvement shops and online: http://smile.amazon.com/s/?field-keywords=mason+bee+house http://smile.amazon.com/s/?field-keywords=mason+bee+house
- kentbrew 9y agoPinterest is your friend: https://www.pinterest.com/explore/bee-house/ https://www.pinterest.com/explore/bee-house/