Sunday, November 27, 2011

Inside the nest: cocoons inside 'cotton fluff"

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There have been half a dozen reports of cotton fluff inside the nesting tunnels.  Here is one I found myself.  Most of the fluff is just tha...
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Inside the nest- Resin bees

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 When I find resin bees inside nesting tunnels, I remove any mason bee cocoons , remove mason bee debris out of tunnels with a tooth brush...

Horshoe Bay, BC: An early winter

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19th Nov 2011.  I took this photo at the Horshoe Bay ferry terminal en route to Gibsons, BC.  The snow level is about 800 feet above sea l...

Inside the nest:Beneficial wasps

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Here the beneficial wasp is inside a routered tray nesting tunnel,  securely within its mud vestibule. TODO:  Remove any mason bee cocoons...
Sunday, November 20, 2011

New Limited edition -Scoop with natural wood handle

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Randy from Olympia has created a unique and premium product for Beediverse. The new product is a handcrafted scoop with the handle crafte...
Sunday, November 13, 2011

Inside nests: Mix of cocoon types and wasp pupae

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Last week a mason bee keeper asked me to look at these two photos and give them feedback on the insects inside the nesting tunnels.  Every n...
Saturday, November 5, 2011

What do mason bee cocoons look like inside the nest?

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These cocoons were harvested early October just when weather was getting colder and water was condensing on the Quicklock nesting trays. E...

Pink grub inside nests

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Harvesting cocoons from Corn Quicklock trays is fun.  You open two pieces of interlocking trays and you see what is inside.  Every row tells...
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Friday, November 4, 2011

Nesting materials- 4mm corrugated plastic

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I use a wedge of corrugated plastic to secure nesting trays into a Highrise home.  Corrugated plastic sheeting is made from 100% recyclable ...
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Thursday, November 3, 2011

Osmia californica by M. D Levin 1966

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I had to go to my old stomping ground to get this article.  In 10 years Simon Fraser University did not seem to have changed much- although ...
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Thursday, October 27, 2011

Osmia californica cocoons

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Osmia californica cocoons are yellowish with bright orange frass (fecal pellets) Osmia californica cocoons
Sunday, October 23, 2011

Osmia californica - Richard W. Rust

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The Wasmann Journal of Biology  (Vol 32 no 1 1974) has an excellent article on a variety of bee species including  Osmia californica .  It i...
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Pests of mason bees- in colour

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This is a great link to view coloured photos of mason bees pests. Link to coloured photos of mason bee pests

Osmia californica bee photos

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Finding anything written about Osmia californica is not easy.  Although I found an article written on californica by M. D. Levin, his scie...
Thursday, October 20, 2011

Amsterdam Nursery Mason Bee Harvesting Workshop-with Dr. Margriet Dogterom

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This free workshop is a great way to harvest your mason bee cocoons and learn about this fascinating hobby.  More than 50 people have alre...

Seattle Tree Fruit Society and a key to Identify Apple Varieties

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The Seattle Tree Fruit Society are putting together a great Key to identify apple varieties.  This link will take you directly to the plac...
Friday, October 14, 2011

Harvesting mason bee cocoons from Cardboard tubes with Liners-

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This morning I received an email from Norm Subject: cocoon removal "  I have the cardboard tubes with liners.  Is it possible to rem...
Thursday, October 13, 2011

Launch of Beediverse.com web site with new look and feel

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My web site was launched today with two methods of secure payment options- Moneris and Paypal.  Choose either one.  It will be fun to add al...
Saturday, October 8, 2011

Apple varieties- Bessamyanka Michurina and Atrachan Red

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  Pastoral scene on Saltspring Island  The apple Festival was held at the old Fulford Hall- a lovely old hall.  Perfect for such...
Friday, October 7, 2011

Innovative pest control using sheep

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I am not a sheep or grain farmer, but this is welcome news.  Grazing as an alternative to pesticide applications! Link to web site