Their gentle nature and solitary habitat preferences make mason ... and it's worth a reminder if you want to set up a mason bee house in your yard or garden this spring. If you’re going to ...

About 30% of California’s native bees live above ground. These bees nest in old trees in the wild, but in urban landscapes, a bee house can provide similar habitat. These bee houses can be made of ...

If you’re not quite ready for full-on beekeeping, you can still get in on the game by attracting solitary bees with a mason bee house, which gives mason bees a place to reproduce. These species ...

Make bees of all stripes at home in your yard with an easy-to-make clay bee house. While scientists debate ... Some bees, called solitary bees, don’t even live in colonies.

These bees are solitary; they don’t live in hives or nests, though they will gather in bundled tubes, one to a tunnel, to shelter and raise their young. Whether you make your own bee house or ...

If you were a Mason bee ... simply hang the nesting block in a sunny south-facing location, with the tube of cocoons, when they receive the kit in the spring and send the house and nesting ...

It is frequently mistaken for a fly by homeowners who see it coming out behind a shingle on the side of their house ... have one fertile queen bee. Mason bees are solitary, and every female ...