Inside the Mason Bee Nest

UPDATE BELOW An interesting observation from Diane. “This morning I peaked into small observation nest…

Here is Frank’s third photo.  “015 shows channels with healthy cocoons, but I’ve never seen…

Here is Frank’s photo number 017  “It shows a wooden tray infested with foreign larvae, plus…

Here is photo 011 by Frank M.  Frank writes “011 shows just how abundant these…

Frank M.  contacted me recently about his findings at his yearly mason bee workshop.  A…

There have been half a dozen reports of cotton fluff inside the nesting tunnels.  Here…

 When I find resin bees inside nesting tunnels, I remove any mason bee cocoons , remove…

Here the beneficial wasp is inside a routered tray nesting tunnel, securely within its mud vestibule.…

Last week a mason bee keeper asked me to look at these two photos and…

These cocoons were harvested early October just when weather was getting colder and water was…