My mason bees nesting April 2010
Blue orchard mason bees (blueish-black) and solitary Osmia taurus species bees (brown) bringing pollen and bits of mud into the nesting tubes of the native s…
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Hey, I just made a nest like the one with the bamboo myself. Do the bees start to permanently live there? thanks for teh video, great.
C Schwenk
June 29, 2013 at 9:40 pm
IMHO this is the best style of mason bee house, with instructions.
masonbee.blogspot.com
mmeds11
June 29, 2013 at 10:09 pm
Very nice video! What is the best system design?: wood blocks, paper tubes etc.
Who is your supplier? Thank you
torero boyss
June 29, 2013 at 10:26 pm
You can also just take brown heavy paper & make rolled tubes of it.Cut piece about the size of a dollar bill, 6″ long, roll it around a pencil and tape it closed.Fill coffee can or large can with tubes & put up in a sheltered place in the Spring, before the fruit trees bloom.Location:protected from rain but facing morning sun.Chicken wire is to keep woodpeckers out.
Strumelia
June 29, 2013 at 10:53 pm
Where did you get the cardboard from? Did you just roll some up? Also, great vid!
Zulu Pham
June 29, 2013 at 11:37 pm
the tubes need to be about 6 inches long. I don’t use bamboo. the tubes you see are cardboard, with paper liners rolled up inside them. That way you can put clean ones out every year and just replace the paper liners.
Strumelia
June 29, 2013 at 11:43 pm
How deep do the bamboo sticks’ holes have to be? Also, what did you use to surround them with?
Zulu Pham
June 30, 2013 at 12:31 am