It is National Pollinator Week , and I figured a way to commemorate this was to build a mason bee nest box (more on this in a little bit)....

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Mason bees are the underappreciated type of bee that can help your garden grow. Here's how to welcome these bees on your homestead.

The best mason bee house location has the proper orientation, height, and mounting. Adequate forage and nesting material must be close by.

The Mason bee is a common name for species of bees. They are named from their habit of making compartments of mud in their nests, which are made in hollow reeds or holes in wood made by wood-boring insects. For this specific reason, it is very easy to build a house for the Mason bee, they are not too picky [...]

Mason bees are a welcomed pollinator to any garden. So much so, that many people enjoy installing mason bee houses in hopes of attracting mason bees to their homes. Recently, a parasitic fly has been damaging mason bee populations. This fly is called the Houdini fly. Luckily, if we take the proper precautions and properly care for our mason bee houses and coccoons, we can help to protect mason bees from the Houdini fly.

MOST bee houses for sale are garbage and BAD for bees. This post will teach you to become a bee house expert, and provides 4 recommended homes to buy!

Help out your local bee population by building them a place to nest.

Don't buy a bee house that looks "cute." Make sure it is actually functional! Build your own by following these specs! Cut 6, 1x6s 4” in length with each e…