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So this year we are going to give mason bees a shot. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_bee
Lot lower maintenance than honey bees, and should be kind of fun to watch.
But I needed to make some houses for them. The starter pack we got had these little reed tubes so I made a little box for some of those.
Then I made some that I lined with parchement paper to make harvesting them easier.
Then I figured I needed something to put all those in, so I made this 'house' that I'll attach to the side of the shed.
So let this bee a lesson to you of what poor planning, poor materials, and substandard execution will get you!
But I don't think the bees will mind.
They supposedly can use a little bit of an over hang to help keep the wind off them. Like we ever have any days in the spring or summer without wind....
Lot lower maintenance than honey bees, and should be kind of fun to watch.
But I needed to make some houses for them. The starter pack we got had these little reed tubes so I made a little box for some of those.
Then I made some that I lined with parchement paper to make harvesting them easier.
Then I figured I needed something to put all those in, so I made this 'house' that I'll attach to the side of the shed.
So let this bee a lesson to you of what poor planning, poor materials, and substandard execution will get you!
But I don't think the bees will mind.
They supposedly can use a little bit of an over hang to help keep the wind off them. Like we ever have any days in the spring or summer without wind....