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. The pollinator package ($95 ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. - For mason bees, the wait for their first meal is a long one, nine months if it's a day. There's no TV, no smartphone, not even a book to while away the time as these solitary ...

If the soil dries out, give it a misting. Alternately, put a tray out and fill it with moist clay soil. The female mason bees use the clay soil to wall up their eggs, which are deposited in the ...

The mason bee is known for building beautiful nests ... Mimicking natural holes in bare earth, a clay bee house is robust and long-lasting. Use traditional or air-hardening potter’s clay or ...

Fortunately, you just need some clay and your DIY ingenuity to create bee clay cups. Simply roll a tiny amount of clay and form a spike on one end and a cup-shaped opening on the other.

Herbicides can also poison them. And to help mason bees build their walls, keep a patch of mud near the bee house. A shallow plant saucer filled with clay soil and kept wet is best. Keeping mason ...

who sells a different type of bee. Instead of spreading pollen from flower to flower, the honeybee carries most of the pollen back to the hive. But behold the humble mason bee! Also called the ...