How to build a mason bee house roof and structure To start, you’ll need to create an overhanging roof for your bee house.

Rent Mason Bees’ Mason bee kits ($60) include a Mason bee house, nesting block, bag of clay, pollinator flower seeds, and 50 to 60 Mason bee cocoons sent in spring.

To further help bees, create simple houses for orchard mason bees in celebration of National Pollinator Week June 21-27.

Mason bees are easy to host and will enhance pollination in your yard. While some bee enthusiasts find fulfillment in the continuous care of mason bees throughout the year, others may opt for a ...

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Evaluating mason bee houses Colin Purrington, a former biology professor at Swarthmore College and nature photographer, has written about bad mason bee houses on his blog.

The mason bee houses are made to be mounted onto a garden stake or fixed to a fence or wall. They should have a nearby mud source for the bees, which Project ARISE can help provide.

These gentle-natured bees do not produce honey but they excel at pollinating and are easy to raise. Mason bees look similar to house flies — they have black bodies and a dark blue iridescent sheen.

Rent Mason Bees cleans millions of rented mason bee cocoons at their annual Mason Bee Fall Harvest to prepare for a healthy spring bee release.

Stephen Paisley works as the volunteer bee expert for Willamette Valley Vineyards in Turner. The mason bee house provides an area for the bees to nest and the females to lay eggs.

But poorly made mason bee houses and well-meaning but uninformed gardeners are providing a smorgasbord for invasive Houdini flies, mason bee expert Dave Hunter said.

Rent Mason Bees’ Mason bee kits ($60) include a Mason bee house, nesting block, bag of clay, pollinator flower seeds, and 50 to 60 Mason bee cocoons sent in spring.