Hi there, thank you for this video, very informative and helpful. I purchased a bamboo bee house mainly to save the bee's, give them a warm place to live for the winter. Do you know if it matters if I hang the house on tree branches or use nails to secure it in place? The only difference is it would swing versus stay still.
@Crown Bees THANK YOU very much for the link, and also for the tip on how to best place it. I will need to invest in a non-bamboo house or make one myself, looks like bamboo is too dangerous to chance for them. I can't thank you enough for letting me know.
This is awesome! I was restacking my woodpile and had these things flying all over around me. I realized that they were not aggressive at all, even though I was literally restacking their home. Good stuff! They get to stay because of this video! 😁👍
Thank you for this excellent video. I put up one of these garden-centre bought 'bug nests' - the sort with lengths of bamboo - last year and was delighted to see 3 bees and many leaf-capped sections this summer. Having attended 'sustainable bee-keeping' courses and realised my garden is unsuitable, to have any bees at all is a bonus! Thanks for all the information. Jasmine.
In Austria I spotted 1 mason bee this summer in the bee hotel made of bamboo poles on my balcony. It lived exactly 2 months and I harvested 38 cocoons few days ago. I bought nesting blocks made of wood from Germany for the next season, so I hope that there will be even more bees in the following years.
It's April 5th here in northeast Illinois and they have awakened! Swarming everywhere! Luckily, I've decided to let the creeping charlie just do it's thing, first weed to flower in my garden and they are loving it 🐝 ❤
Well produced little Micro Documentary. I, for one, did not know that you were supposed to harvest out the cocoons. Pretty neat! Thanks for sharing Paul!
Thank you for the info on Mason Bees it's great to learn about all the different pollinators out there we need to nurture so they can continue to help us
I have the leaf cutter bees here. I spent some time watching one fly back and forth for hours from the garden to a hole in the metal tube of my gazebo one day. they go into soil as well. Now I know what they are called. ty. they aren't aggressive at all I petted them on my sunflowers. I'm allergic to stings too! Would never attempt that with a wasp or hornet! Just bees. If in early spring I find one in the shade in the morning I will move it to a warm sunny spot to get it back on track. Fascinating they are to me.
Thank You for the Video. I never new there was any such thing UNTIL. I put my plant shelving units on the balcony. I noticed bees flying under them and seen them going into holes. The next thing was they would seal them with some thing. I watched video after video, I need my 45 1/2 foot balcony of about 400 plants pollinated. I now have places for the masons to lay their larvae. I am doing all I can to learn what to do to help attract all of the others to My Garden. Thanks
that's awesome, i'm a beekeeper and i'm rearing an local ecotype here in Italy, but you guys, you're simply awesome! i'will help the mason bees , after your video
Instead of a block use slats clamped together. Drill the holes so when they are un-clamped the holes are split in half longways. Cheaper than tubes, easier to clean soak in water and microwave to sterilize.
I would like to see how the cocoons are removed from the tubes and also the parasitic wasp/eggs in the tubes. Good vid. Makes me think I don't have to spend big $ to set something up.
It is so cheap to raise Mason bees, and fun, especially since you know they do not sting :). There are other videos on removing and cleaning your cocoons. I use the plastic ones that open up, beediverse.com sells them, they are easy to clean and remove the cocoons in the fall. They even sell little homes for them to stay humidified in your refrigerator thru the winter, then you bring them back out and put back into the base of your Mason bee house in the spring, as soon as the get their barings they start a whole new bunch, meanwhile your garden gets good pollination!
Was so glad to see a leaf cutter bee here in philippines (a tropical country, rainy seasons now though). She cut a leaf out of an Ube (violet yam) leaf and went to our old, unused radio. During this time, i am learning how to grow Black Soldier Fly and these bees also came by. So, I was so curious about it until i bumped to your vid. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for video.I am always amaZed that folks put so much into mason bees home building.All you need is a drill and drill bit.I drill holes all over. Old logs, chunks of wood. I even have a tool rack that I have drilled holes down the legs.According to the mason bees ( almost all holes (1000's) are in use)) this is a really good method.
I just had my first little boy pop out last night when I was taking them out of the fridge. He was so damned cute wuth his little white mohawk! He sat on my finger for a while and licked st my skin. I named him sparky.
This morning I found a insect in my pool I saved it because I love animals and I thought what is this I thought it was a solitary bee and I thought yay I got a solitary bee hive and nothing has went in it so I was happy but from this thumbnail it’s a mason bee so thanks thumbnail
I'm just getting into gardening and stumbled upon your video. Thank you for sharing! Do I have to clean the cocoons? Can I just let nature run its course? I was hoping to keep it low maintenance
Wow! What happened Paul, this video is so well edited, you found an editing guru or something :D Beautiful, I always enjoyed your vids, but I must say, this is a piece of art!!!
What kind of wood works best for making Mason Bee Homes? I was thinking cedar would work well since it doesn't decay very fast in the outdoors, but I was concerned since cedar is known to be a natural bug repellent in it. Wasn't sure if it would hurt the Mason Bees or discourage them to enter
This year, 2023, for the first time, I ordered the Blue Orchard Mason Bees. They emerged between May 5 - May 8, three weeks ago. My question is how many days after the bees emerged, can I expect to see any activity in my bee house? I see them daily as they pollinate my blueberry bushes, I have the clay mud set out for them, but I still don't see anything happening at the bee house.
Very informative thank you. I put some cut bamboo canes in a small apexed bee house, some of the ends are now made up with dried mud. How do they dig through the mud end when they hatch ??
totally awesome video. good people providing good habitats for uncommon Mason Bees, and everybody loves Bees. Question: Can Mason Bees live in tropical environments like Honey Bees? I haven't seen any in Hawaii...😥
Gr8 video! "Bee porn" = LMAO! Love these little guys! Love watching them emerge from cocoons. Special guys & deserve our respect. Love the passion you guyz have.
I'm still confused about whether you can dispose (burn) of the nest, once they've emerged. Could you drill holes in firewood every year instead of harvesting and cleaning each time?
@@NaturallyHighDanny I mean, it takes like 10 minutes. Not really much work involved. I don't do it anymore, though, I just let my native gardens provide their own nesting cavities.
Bumblebees are what you need for greenhouses...they are raised commercialy for greenhouse pollination...neither mason bees or honey bees work well in greenhouses.
if you want flowers for bees in the winter and/or cold spells, plant flowering plants that can withstand cold spells, such as mustards in late autumn. the blooms in winter and early spring will help the bees significantly.
Paul, When using mason bees in a greenhouse for pollination, is there a way to keep cycles of bees coming through for year round pollination or are they specific to a certain time of year?
hi. for sake of argument lets say they did emerge too early because of the weather. is it possible them to temporarily provide them with some type of supplemental pollen replacement until the flowers come into bloom?
I wish you would have shown exactly how to make a good house for them and how you can do it the most cheaply. Where do you get the tubes?, etc. Thank you!
I am going to move from Kansas to Southern Florida in the next month, can I bring my Fall Mason Bee cocoons with me, will they do ok in Southern Florida? It is warm right now wo they will probably hatch out, but I don't want to leave them behind
I bought a bee hotel today what is the best way to start the process. How do i attract bees? do I need food?where is the best place to expose the hotel ? early morning sun? so help me get started thanks
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Hi there, thank you for this video, very informative and helpful. I purchased a bamboo bee house mainly to save the bee's, give them a warm place to live for the winter. Do you know if it matters if I hang the house on tree branches or use nails to secure it in place? The only difference is it would swing versus stay still.
@Crown Bees THANK YOU very much for the link, and also for the tip on how to best place it. I will need to invest in a non-bamboo house or make one myself, looks like bamboo is too dangerous to chance for them. I can't thank you enough for letting me know.
I'm moving from northern Illinois to south Tennessee. Can I move my mason bee house to Tenn, and if yes, when should I move it?
Im glad to see this video instead of the hundred "how kill" videos
How kill? Explain please
This is awesome! I was restacking my woodpile and had these things flying all over around me. I realized that they were not aggressive at all, even though I was literally restacking their home. Good stuff! They get to stay because of this video! 😁👍
Why am I suddenly in love with Mason bees?
they are easy and native
LOL, I know right!
Because they are friggin loveable!
same here
bc they cannot sting and seem lovely? 😁😍
Thank you for video! Best spring greetings from Ukrainian beekeepers to beekeepers in USA!
People who raise bees are wonderful. God bless all of you.
Thank you for this excellent video. I put up one of these garden-centre bought 'bug nests' - the sort with lengths of bamboo - last year and was delighted to see 3 bees and many leaf-capped sections this summer. Having attended 'sustainable bee-keeping' courses and realised my garden is unsuitable, to have any bees at all is a bonus! Thanks for all the information. Jasmine.
In Austria I spotted 1 mason bee this summer in the bee hotel made of bamboo poles on my balcony. It lived exactly 2 months and I harvested 38 cocoons few days ago. I bought nesting blocks made of wood from Germany for the next season, so I hope that there will be even more bees in the following years.
It's April 5th here in northeast Illinois and they have awakened! Swarming everywhere! Luckily, I've decided to let the creeping charlie just do it's thing, first weed to flower in my garden and they are loving it 🐝 ❤
Well produced little Micro Documentary. I, for one, did not know that you were supposed to harvest out the cocoons. Pretty neat! Thanks for sharing Paul!
You don't HAVE to harvest them. It is just a way to help keep pests and diseases under control. Dave explains this at crownbees.com.
Fantastic video. That woman made me rethink my hive designs. A removable back is a great idea.
Wonderful. Thank you.
I have been collecting containers for mason bee homes and now I will rethink the sizes.
Thank you for the info on Mason Bees it's great to learn about all the different pollinators out there we need to nurture so they can continue to help us
Gardening is my and my wife's hobby.. we are flower nuts ! 😀 This is going to be our second hobby. Because we love our bee's .. and are butterflies.
We have a type of bamboo in Kentucky, used for fishing poles in the old days, thus the name cane pole, they grow wild, cut em, dry em.
I have the leaf cutter bees here. I spent some time watching one fly back and forth for hours from the garden to a hole in the metal tube of my gazebo one day. they go into soil as well. Now I know what they are called. ty. they aren't aggressive at all I petted them on my sunflowers. I'm allergic to stings too! Would never attempt that with a wasp or hornet! Just bees. If in early spring I find one in the shade in the morning I will move it to a warm sunny spot to get it back on track. Fascinating they are to me.
You always know when you have leaf cutter bees around when you see the small circles they cut out of the edge of leaves to make their baby's cocoon :)
I just captured an amazing close up shot of Osmia cornifrons mating. I was so thrilled! Had never seen it before.
Thank You for the Video. I never new there was any such thing UNTIL. I put my plant shelving units on the balcony. I noticed bees flying under them and seen them going into holes. The next thing was they would seal them with some thing. I watched video after video, I need my 45 1/2 foot balcony of about 400 plants pollinated. I now have places for the masons to lay their larvae. I am doing all I can to learn what to do to help attract all of the others to My Garden. Thanks
I’m excited for my next Mason bee cocoons to arrive!
that's awesome, i'm a beekeeper and i'm rearing an local ecotype here in Italy, but you guys, you're simply awesome! i'will help the mason bees , after your video
Osmia cornuta and bicornis are all through your area.
So informative and entertaining! Excellent production!
The best upload about Mason Bees by a country mile.
Saw a Mason Bee home, had no idea what it was. Keep regular honeybees, thought the home was crazy looking.
Cool video! Very informative. Thanks!
Instead of a block use slats clamped together. Drill the holes so when they are
un-clamped the holes are split in half longways. Cheaper than tubes, easier to clean soak in water and microwave to sterilize.
Mark Saler Genius! Thank you for that; I've got so many 'slats'!
Good stuff! We are big fans of Masons and Miners, as well as Honeys and Bumbles at the Hermit's Grove! Thanks for the video!
I would like to see how the cocoons are removed from the tubes and also the parasitic wasp/eggs in the tubes. Good vid. Makes me think I don't have to spend big $ to set something up.
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Steven Feil
parasitic wasps/eggs what do they look like
It is so cheap to raise Mason bees, and fun, especially since you know they do not sting :). There are other videos on removing and cleaning your cocoons. I use the plastic ones that open up, beediverse.com sells them, they are easy to clean and remove the cocoons in the fall. They even sell little homes for them to stay humidified in your refrigerator thru the winter, then you bring them back out and put back into the base of your Mason bee house in the spring, as soon as the get their barings they start a whole new bunch, meanwhile your garden gets good pollination!
Great comment, I thought the same thing, too!
Was so glad to see a leaf cutter bee here in philippines (a tropical country, rainy seasons now though). She cut a leaf out of an Ube (violet yam) leaf and went to our old, unused radio. During this time, i am learning how to grow Black Soldier Fly and these bees also came by. So, I was so curious about it until i bumped to your vid. Thanks for sharing!
Loved this video. Just getting into understanding Mason bees. Thank you.
Great information and... you made me LAUGH! Chick-a-bow-wow 😂
Your hilarious AND informative! This helps me a lot with some restoration research :) keep doing what you're doing
Thank you so much for the most excellent video!
I. Died. At the bee porn. So funny
Thanks for putting out this info.
Absolutely fascinating ! Thank you for this video 😎📸🐝
Thanks for video.I am always amaZed that folks put so much into mason bees home building.All you need is a drill and drill bit.I drill holes all over. Old logs, chunks of wood. I even have a tool rack that I have drilled holes down the legs.According to the mason bees ( almost all holes (1000's) are in use)) this is a really good method.
I dig your style dear sir!
wow great video. I'll be working on this as my spring project. cheers!
I just had my first little boy pop out last night when I was taking them out of the fridge. He was so damned cute wuth his little white mohawk! He sat on my finger for a while and licked st my skin. I named him sparky.
Love this! So fun, great video.
This morning I found a insect in my pool I saved it because I love animals and I thought what is this I thought it was a solitary bee and I thought yay I got a solitary bee hive and nothing has went in it so I was happy but from this thumbnail it’s a mason bee so thanks thumbnail
Really great vid. Thanks for sharing.
Great video, Very informative!
great video Paul. I really like bees.
Thank you for video. Good luck in beekeeping! Best wishes from entomologists and beekeepers in Ukraine!
These things love squash flowers.
Great content and I really learned a lot ! Thanks !
Good presentation about bees. Best wishes!
Love it! We need more of this.
I'm just getting into gardening and stumbled upon your video. Thank you for sharing! Do I have to clean the cocoons? Can I just let nature run its course? I was hoping to keep it low maintenance
Great info, thanks for sharing Paul :)
Wow so cool! Great information!
Thank you for this, loved the content :)
Keep it up Paul. I like the idea of Mico-Docs. Way easier to share and spread the Permies word.
Let's talk about beetle habitat!! Carabid beetles are probably out best natural slug and snail control. Great talk, by the way.
She is so awesome!
Thankyou this has been really useful!
Good stuff!
Wow! What happened Paul, this video is so well edited, you found an editing guru or something :D Beautiful, I always enjoyed your vids, but I must say, this is a piece of art!!!
What kind of wood works best for making Mason Bee Homes? I was thinking
cedar would work well since it doesn't decay very fast in the outdoors,
but I was concerned since cedar is known to be a natural bug repellent
in it. Wasn't sure if it would hurt the Mason Bees or discourage them to
enter
Thank you!!!
This year, 2023, for the first time, I ordered the Blue Orchard Mason Bees. They emerged between May 5 - May 8, three weeks ago. My question is how many days after the bees emerged, can I expect to see any activity in my bee house? I see them daily as they pollinate my blueberry bushes, I have the clay mud set out for them, but I still don't see anything happening at the bee house.
The singing is my favorite part... probably because it doesn't go on for too long. But seriously though, great video.
great info
Dry good solid info cheers kit
How cool!
Very informative thank you. I put some cut bamboo canes in a small apexed bee house, some of the ends are now made up with dried mud. How do they dig through the mud end when they hatch ??
I have now decided to use Paul saying bow chicka wow as my ring tone
totally awesome video. good people providing good habitats for uncommon Mason Bees, and everybody loves Bees.
Question: Can Mason Bees live in tropical environments like Honey Bees? I haven't seen any in Hawaii...😥
Gr8 video! "Bee porn" = LMAO! Love these little guys! Love watching them emerge from cocoons. Special guys & deserve our respect. Love the passion you guyz have.
I'm still confused about whether you can dispose (burn) of the nest, once they've emerged. Could you drill holes in firewood every year instead of harvesting and cleaning each time?
nice!
nice video
I use hollow plant stems right from my own native garden. They're free! I also drill holes in logs and sticks.
All that work I’d rather just buy it
@@NaturallyHighDanny I mean, it takes like 10 minutes. Not really much work involved. I don't do it anymore, though, I just let my native gardens provide their own nesting cavities.
Bumblebees are what you need for greenhouses...they are raised commercialy for greenhouse pollination...neither mason bees or honey bees work well in greenhouses.
if you want flowers for bees in the winter and/or cold spells, plant flowering plants that can withstand cold spells, such as mustards in late autumn. the blooms in winter and early spring will help the bees significantly.
Bees are so cute
Paul, When using mason bees in a greenhouse for pollination, is there a way to keep cycles of bees coming through for year round pollination or are they specific to a certain time of year?
How do u get the cacoons from the tubes to the 1/2 way house
hi. for sake of argument lets say they did emerge too early because of the weather. is it possible them to temporarily provide them with some type of supplemental pollen replacement until the flowers come into bloom?
I wish you would have shown exactly how to make a good house for them and how you can do it the most cheaply. Where do you get the tubes?, etc. Thank you!
This is totally new to me but I wonder if dried sunflower stalks are to big for mason bees?
What would stuff the tiny tubes with grass clippings?
I figure the biggest advantage to Mason Bees is that they don't sting.
So im trying 3d printed tube trays. Has anyone done any research on this?
How do you clean the bamboo without killing the larvae?
Value your long life. Look how short these bees live.
I wonder if mason bees would be well adapted to the inside of a greenhouse.
so long as you do not disturb their natural cycles they will do fine
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How deep is the outer tube in the tube example? Also, an approximate diameter? My spring project so any advice is very appreciated.
"Every female is a queen." Sounds like our community garden, LOL.
What does those big black bomb bees good for? They really come out in the spring of the year and find some dryed up wood to put nest into it. MLA
Are aged bamboo sticks good for bees?
Hello Mr. Wheaton. So I just placed a bee house in my garden, will the mason bees and other solitary bees find it on their own?
I've read that you should wash the cocoons in 1% bleach water before putting them into the fridge in fall. Is that right?
I am going to move from Kansas to Southern Florida in the next month, can I bring my Fall Mason Bee cocoons with me, will they do ok in Southern Florida? It is warm right now wo they will probably hatch out, but I don't want to leave them behind
How do I purchase some cocoons or contact someone with a good stock to get a booster pack, there are no bees in my area
the bee pron cracked me up XD
I bought a bee hotel today what is the best way to start the process. How do i attract bees? do I need food?where is the best place to expose the hotel ? early morning sun? so help me get started thanks
me encantaria que tuvieran los videos traduccional castellano son muy interesantes
So, do Mason bees build hives and make honey like a honey bee does?