Spring is a great time of year to get started with mason bees.
Having your own mason bees to pollinate your fruit trees helps to get a better fruit set, more and larger fruit.
Wherever you live, set out a mason bee home on a East facing wall, under cover from the rain, and in the sunshine.
Mason bees are present in North America, Asia, and in Europe. Each continent with its own species. Their nesting habits are the same.
You get better results if you set out a 5-6 homes for mason bees in your region. With more nests, it is more likely that one of the nest is placed where a local mason bee will find it. She will then produce offspring for you for next spring’s pollination season.
To keep mason bees healthy every year, harvest cocoons, clean out the nest and set the clean home out ready for spring.
Mor information on cleaning cocoons and nest can be found in my book “Pollination with Mason Bees”. Available from your store or our on line web site Beediverse.com