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SHOPKEEPER'S STYLE BLOG
  • When do Leafcutter bees emerge?

    by Andrew Frizzell on June 30, 2017

    Leafcutter bees are great summer pollinators.    It is easy to start with these bees.  All…

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  • Summer is here-what to do to keep your mason bees safe.

    by Andrew Frizzell on June 26, 2017

    Bee management is all about keeping your bees safe and healthy.  At this time of…

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  • How to start with our summer garden bee-“Leafcutter bees”

    by Andrew Frizzell on May 30, 2017

    Start now.  all you need is a bee home and some leafcutter bees!  Place your…

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  • Want to see what is going on inside the nest?

    by Andrew Frizzell on May 25, 2017

    Check out this awesome viewing home.  Simply turn a knob, open the door and all…

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  • A Perfect Garden

    by Andrew Frizzell on May 9, 2017

    Lots of blooms for bees in Frans’ garden.

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  • Ted talk: Why we need bees and what we can do to help them

    by Andrew Frizzell on May 9, 2017

    This is a great TED talk about why bees are having such problems in surviving.…

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  • Dandelion nectar for lunch

    by Andrew Frizzell on May 9, 2017

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  • Treeless Orchardists

    by Andrew Frizzell on May 1, 2017

    In the 2017 spring issue of Pome news- Home Orchard Society, Karen Tillou writes a…

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  • Best for bees?

    by Andrew Frizzell on April 30, 2017

    In this picture, which flower is the best for bees?  You all guessed right.  Of…

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  • Pink to drop

    by Andrew Frizzell on April 30, 2017

    It is finally spring and my apple tree is blossoming!  With mason bees flying around,…

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What are leafcutter bees?

  • Our CASTLE for leafcutter bees, pre-loaded with a nesting BLOK
  • Closeup of Nesting BLOK
  • Leafcutter bee close-up
  • Leafcutter bee peeking out of her nesting tunnel and ready for work
  • -collecting nectar
  • -bringing in a leaf and yellow pollen
  • -on a magic carpet
  • =plugging nest with leaves
  • -smaller than a homey bee
  • - fall harvested leavecutter bee cocoons and leafcutter bee
  • Filled nesting tunnel with leafcutter bee cocoons
  • Harvested leafcutter bee cocoons
  • Leaves and petals make up the leafcutter bee cocoon
  • A variety of leaves used by leafcutters to make their nest plugs.

mason bees

  • Male mason bee feeding on nectar inside a dandelion flower.
  • Female mason bee coming back with a load of pollen.
  • A sharp turn to her nest loaded with pollen grains.
  • Female preparing to land at her nesting tunnel.

Apple blossoms are pollinated after the pink stage.

comments

  • Andrew Frizzell on Releasing mason bees later – keeping them cool
  • Ray Corse on Releasing mason bees later – keeping them cool
  • Andrew Frizzell on Frank M. from Victoria, BC sends photos and writes about his mason bee “harvesting group”
  • scott on Frank M. from Victoria, BC sends photos and writes about his mason bee “harvesting group”
  • Andrew Frizzell on Winter Questions, Answers and Observations
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