Comments on: 6 Amazing Facts About Mason Bees

By: Lani

Lani — Sun, 07 Nov 2021 05:28:05 +0000

I live in a high desert, that is, cold (20) in winter and hot (100) in summer with spring and fall having warm days and cool nights. would mason bees survive?

By: Cheri Heitz

Cheri Heitz — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 13:06:50 +0000

Thanks for the great information. I have a bee house and love watching the activity in and around it. Can you have more than one bee house??

By: Lily mason

Lily mason — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 01:28:55 +0000

I like bees

By: Steve Gereb

Steve Gereb — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 01:09:29 +0000

We have a species of mason bee here in Scottsdale, AZ that is cutting out and pasting a small piece of the bougainvillea bract on its butt. They look amazing, but I cannot find any information about this species or habit. We speculate that it’s for mating, but would love to learn more. Does anyone know the species of this mason bee?

By: Ken

Ken — Mon, 11 May 2020 01:21:26 +0000

I bought a Mason bee nest/home from Costco and put it in my backyard (at a recommended spot). How do I attract the bees to the nest? the instructions were not informative.

By: Steven Feil

Steven Feil — Sat, 25 Apr 2020 03:01:04 +0000

One mistake in the article. Mason bees do not overwinter as pupae. They overwinter as adults. This makes keeping them cold enough VERY important so that they do not use up the reserves needed to survive the Winter and to get their first food in the Spring.

By: Steve Hastings

Steve Hastings — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 14:43:07 +0000

I have an old large town house with a sunny back terrace and what seems like dozens of Mason bees.
They have an insatiable thirst and my stone bird bath can have maybe a dozen or so coming back and forth drinking most of the day.
Why do they drink so much, I rarely see a honey be?

By: Janis Bell

Janis Bell — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 18:18:36 +0000

This has been very interesting. I would like to learn more.

By: Glenn Huovinen

Glenn Huovinen — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 01:42:03 +0000

I am an Alabama Master Gardener who has a bee hotel that gets good visits from M Bees. I am working on a power point on Mason Bees, how to attract them and provide hotels. Additional Info is appreciated. Thanks

By: Nick P-O

Nick P-O — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 02:08:40 +0000

Wonderful website, thanks for the info on Mason Bees