tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106213785792161472.post1279510611905796752..comments2020-09-14T00:10:25.202-07:00Comments on Frog Pond Photography: Mason BeesMartinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10918420939593202448noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106213785792161472.post-28853398010142771282015-03-21T21:28:39.406-07:002015-03-21T21:28:39.406-07:00Martin,
Your attention to detail, and care with th...Martin,<br />Your attention to detail, and care with the bees, are all so very much appreciated. I have been looking for info, how to provide safe & healthy habitat for mason bees. Your information is just great. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106213785792161472.post-72040558603957749652015-03-17T00:33:16.179-07:002015-03-17T00:33:16.179-07:00Just an update, I am still doing Mason Bee's w...Just an update, I am still doing Mason Bee's with this method and get at least a thousand cocoons every year, works great. <br /><br />And the bee's are always nice and clean, not covered in mites, you can tell the wild ones they are usually carrying a large amount of pollen mites.<br /><br />I don't always get to them in the fall and have found out as long as you keep them cold you can wash them up anytime.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10918420939593202448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106213785792161472.post-64077452764202625512015-03-17T00:27:02.227-07:002015-03-17T00:27:02.227-07:00The only pollen removed is from the the larva that...The only pollen removed is from the the larva that didn't work out so there is pollen still there, the ones that survived eat all the pollen then turn into bee's, when the bee's come out of the coccoons in the spring they go find there own food.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10918420939593202448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106213785792161472.post-487510046780385032015-03-16T18:33:32.095-07:002015-03-16T18:33:32.095-07:00Great site! What do you feed the larvae when they...Great site! What do you feed the larvae when they hatch since you removed all of the pollen?Eric Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00743865284717411287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106213785792161472.post-85677136945253325782011-10-26T12:53:58.898-07:002011-10-26T12:53:58.898-07:00Wow this is exactly the information I've been ...Wow this is exactly the information I've been looking for. I started with my first mason be house and 20 mason bees this past year. Now I need to look after them for the winter and you've showed me just that. I'm also planning to make some houses for family and friends and I've been planning something similar to yours. Instead of using tubes, I'd rather be able to take apart and clean the same way. Thank you and I'll be checking back again.Giterdonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17313999833794694016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106213785792161472.post-19670640106315290992008-03-20T07:55:00.000-07:002008-03-20T07:55:00.000-07:00I started raising mason bees last year. A great h...I started raising mason bees last year. A great hobby, and good for the country to build back up our native pollinator population.<BR/><BR/>Regarding putting them out and then getting hit with excessive cold for a number of days. I'm no expert at all, but I read you can put your own food in their container for them in emergency situations like this. I think you can just use ordinary table sugar, and maybe a small supply of water (which would have to be refreshed if frozen). Don't know, haven't had this problem yet.<BR/><BR/>In the first year I had a 7 fold increase in population. I can't wait to see what happens this year.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16556327950861236867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106213785792161472.post-52229417573918882472007-10-17T20:24:00.000-07:002007-10-17T20:24:00.000-07:00If you have cocoons don't put them out all at once...If you have cocoons don't put them out all at once, if you get some bad weather after some warm weather and the bees have come out they can die if it gets too cold for too many days in a row and they can't forage for food.<BR/><BR/>I made that mistake last year so I will release them in bunches next year when the fruit trees are flowering.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10918420939593202448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106213785792161472.post-36735043962510298312007-10-17T15:35:00.000-07:002007-10-17T15:35:00.000-07:00One thing I didn't mention is there fun to watch, ...One thing I didn't mention is there fun to watch, so its a good idea to place the houses were you can see them, we have them on our front porch.<BR/><BR/>A female bee has her hole and the other bees won't use it, you will see them go in the wrong hole sometimes by mistake, they will back out and go to the correct hole.<BR/><BR/>When they go to the hole with a belly yellow with pollen then its a pollen trip but if there is no pollen then she probably has mud.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10918420939593202448noreply@blogger.com