Comments on: Home Sweet Home for Mason Bees

By: Colin Purrington

Colin Purrington — Sat, 13 Apr 2019 10:56:45 +0000

I think mason bee researchers recommend nest depth of 6″. Anything shorter causes the female to deposit fewer female (fertilized) eggs.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 14:20:47 +0000

If you want morning sun, why would you face the house in a westerly direction?

By: Claire Jones

Claire Jones — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 13:37:58 +0000

In reply to Robbie Rogers. From 3/8" to 1/2 inch

By: Robbie Rogers

Robbie Rogers — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 11:19:28 +0000

Your article has inspired me to build a bee house too. Is there a general range of hole sizes to place?

By: Claire Jones

Claire Jones — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 17:35:05 +0000

In reply to Beverly Rampey. The cones were to fill in and other insects will use them for egg laying like lady bugs. The wooden blocks were not cedar, just some leftover wood.

By: Beverly Rampey

Beverly Rampey — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 15:01:22 +0000

great article, I’ll try a house this spring. Why did you put all the cones around in the structure? Are the pods deep enough to lay in? Are your wooden blocks cedar?

thanks for the info