The Beez Neez (Snohomish,WA) booth was no doubt a booth about mason bee homes. Two fruit trees were set at the back to tell people that these bees are great pollinators for tree fruit pollination. A Pieris japonica was also part of the display to tell people that this plant is a great food source for mason bees that emerge early in spring. Highrises (On left hand side of the table) were a favourate for customers who still had to set out a couple of hundred cocoons or more. It is very easy to set out cocoons with the Highrise by simply laying cocoons underneath the roof. The Lodge was a fast seller to people starting out with mason bees (Square box home) and to people who wanted a mason bee home that was ‘ready to use”. The ECO Corn Quicklock trays were a great seller to the handyman and the Royal always a favourate as a gift (curved roof- in center of display).
The wasp-proof net bag was also displayed to show that it is a very useful item to prevent parasitism of newly formed mason bees. This is done after spring flight.
Mugs with a mason bee and the Beediverse logo made a great display!
