Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Yurt by Beediverse-new product

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You can now make your own Beediverse Yurt with the hexagon roof and top.  It is a great design. We have 5 roof units available.  Other items...
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Friday, March 16, 2012

Ants- watch out!

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Check out your mason bee homes every now and then, and make sure you do not have a line of ants crawling towards the bees' nests.  A goo...
Thursday, March 15, 2012

Pieris japonica- early spring bloom

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You can't beat this plant for being ready with nectar for early spring bees.  Here on the west coast of NA, the early blooming pieris ...

Sheltered spot for mason bee homes

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A great place for mason bee homes.  It is East facing and out of the wind.  When you start with mason bees in a location such as this thoug...

Rex's Field Shelter

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Here is a good design of a Field Shelter.  It is constructed with one post and two supporting posts at the front.  Plywood is attached to ...
Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Mason bees for sale

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Yes, Beediverse has both Osmia lignaria (early spring mason bees) and Osmia californica (late spring mason bees) available until late April.

Join the Beediverse-blog community

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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

A 4-sided field shelter on a metal pole.

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Margriet, I phoned you a few weeks ago to ask about where to place our new bee house.  You suggested a location that faces east and gets mor...

Joe's observations

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Joe phone me today to let me know he has some interesting 'stuff' in his nesting trays.  More later.....
Friday, March 9, 2012

Washing cocoons - yes or no

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I read in a blog the other day that washing cocoons is not necessary. There are two good reasons for washing mason bee cocoons. The first...
Thursday, March 8, 2012

Beneficial wasps-with photo from Larry

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It is right in the middle of the mason bee season now.  Stores have stocked up with product and individual customers buy from us direct.   W...
Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Variety of nests. Advantages & Disadvantages

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My friend from Duncan sent me photos of all her different nest types.  No matter what kind of nests you design or use, most nests are use...
Saturday, February 25, 2012

from Holland- Osmia rufa and Roeland's new nest design

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Roeland also sent me some photos of his new nest design (with permission).

John's Mason Bee Field Shelter and materials required

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Here are John's photos of his very economical set up for mason bees.  It protects bees from chilling spring winds, and provides extra w...
Thursday, February 23, 2012

"I love mason bee" T-shirts

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This great T-shirts is made from 100% cotton and is now availabe on the Beediverse web site. Let others know how you feel!!  These T...
Sunday, February 19, 2012

from Holland- Osmia rufa

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   Roeland Segers from Holland contacted me the other day about nesting alternatives.  We continued our conversation about Osmia rufa, an...
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Saturday, February 18, 2012

John's Mason Bee Field Shelter

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I also chatted with John from Delta.  He has been doing mason bees for quite a few years now and he is a true experimenter.  Every year he c...

Candling cocoons

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A comment on this blog asked for more pictures on candling cocoons.  Just today I candled 4000 cocoons.  It seems like an awful lot, but w...
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Friday, February 10, 2012

Mason Bees for Sale- Seattle Garden Show this week!

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Mason bee cocoons are also available at the Beez Neez booth.  Cocoons are neatly packaged into a small cardboard box. It is easy to set out ...

Seattle Flower and Garden Show -Feb 8-12 2012

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Beediverse Products are at the show!  We are at Booth 2352. Jim Tunnell owner of Beez Neez has all our products!  Come and say hello.  You w...