Hello Tweets:
Whole different subject on our Orchard Mason Bee, but very interesting. Look
up WSU's info on the web to help this marvelous
*Non*-*Aggressive*Pollinating Bee that is native to our environment.
They pollinate our late
winter and early spring shrubs, flowers and fruit trees. look at:
http://gardening.wsu.edu/library/inse006/inse006.htm
Just like putting out a Bird House, you provide the Orchard Mason Bee a
house that may be as simple as an 8" PVC pipe that you put 6" paper or
cardboard straws inside of the pipe. *Do* *Not* use plastic straws, as they
do not breath nor absorb the excess moisture from the pollen and nectar.
Most importantly place your Mason Bee house facing south to pick up the warm
rays of the sun, during the day. The process lasts from mid-March through
later part of May.
Jim Ullrich
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