Mason bee house diy

The Mason bee is a common name for species of bees. They are named from their habit of making compartments of mud in their nests, which are made in hollow reeds or holes in wood made by wood-boring insects. For this specific reason, it is very easy to build a house for the Mason bee, they are not too picky [...]

It is National Pollinator Week , and I figured a way to commemorate this was to build a mason bee nest box (more on this in a little bit)....

4 simple steps to attract mason bees to fruit trees l Includes instructions for DIY mason bee house, facts, care and use of mason bees in the home orchard l Homesteadlady.com #bees #masonbees #pollinators #homesteading #fruittrees #organicorchard

MOST bee houses for sale are garbage and BAD for bees. This post will teach you to become a bee house expert, and provides 4 recommended homes to buy!

Transform that otherwise useless strip of yard into a Bee Garden! Here is my Garden Transformation, start to finish, complete with Do It Yourself bee hotels, Mason jar lights, and beer bottle hummingbird feeder.

Don't buy a bee house that looks "cute." Make sure it is actually functional! Build your own by following these specs! Cut 6, 1x6s 4” in length with each e…

We love all of these bee friendly ideas for the garden. These are great ways to attract more bees to our outdoor living space!

By providing food and water in your garden, you can encourage native bees to visit and by making them a bee hotel, you can encourage them to stay. Why is this important? Bee’s are crucial po…

Attracting more pollinators to your flower beds or garden is as simple as setting up an adorable mid-century bee house! Mason bees won’t necessarily show up because they love modern housing, but they do love to nest inside pre-existing holes. This nonaggressive species of bee isn’t big on stinging because they aren’t guarding honey and they…