Mason Bee Housing

Last week Ron put up three mason bee houses along the west side of the garden (facing east, just the way the bees like it).

Mason Bee Condo

Here is the side view with some information. You can see the snazzy mechanism  for opening the protective screen.

Side view 

Here is a close-up of the inside. Smaller holes encourage production of male bees.

Cocoon box. Notice the different sized holes.

Here is an example of what we hope to see soon:

Red Mason Bee

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