I became keenly aware of an inordinate amount of bugs buzzing about...what is this all about????
Seeing how I've only recently aquired a large quantity of Mason Bee houses and have placed them in varying groupings around the nursery, I am not accustomed to the vast amounts of happy pollinators that were Extremely happy to hatch aas soon as the SUN came out for a few hours!!!
My heart was singing with joy- the SUN came out and warmed me- ahhhhh.... AND there were 100's of happy fuzzy bees (they DO NOT sting) all around!
Spring! Spring! Spring!
Now let me say- they remind me of cute little fuzzy bunnies - however they will not eat my veggies nor my fruit- they will pollinate them! BLISS!
Perfection!
If you plan to have fruit trees, berries or any kind of flowers or edibles- you really should keep mason bees.
They are so simple, so cute and they are fascinating to watch.
I must repeat- they DO NOT STING!
Yay! I have a mason bee house too - but its off to a slow start. I got starter bees in a very bad year - very late freezing weather. I hope they get going this year. Mason bees are gentle, non-stinging, and super-polinators. They pollinate better than honey bees b/c they are so fuzzy - the pollen sticks to their little fuzzy legs. Keeping mason bees is a terrific way to help the ecology from your own back yard. :)
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