Monthly Meetings are at Centralia College, 701 W. Walnut St., Centralia WA 98531
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Mason bees emerge earlier in the season than do honey bees, making them key pollinators for apple and other fruit trees. Many beekeepers like to maintain both mason and honey bees.
To learn more, click on the links below: these pieces were written by Jim (Kimo) Thielges, one of LCBA's mason bee mentors.
To talk to a mason bee mentor, contact Kimo at kimosabe@compprime.com, or Ted Saari, KNT98632@q.com.
Mason Bee Information:
For Kimo's comprehensive overview of "Mason Bees: The Super Pollinator Story," click here. To download the "Mason Bee Condo" template, click here. For shorter pieces topic by topic, scroll down:
Benefits of Raising Mason Bees
Commercial Pollination with Mason Bees
Mason Bee Cocoons and Hive Cleaning Tips
Above, "Mason Bee Face," by Benjamin Smith, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).
Below, Mason bee nests: the filled holes in these blocks contain eggs waiting to hatch the next spring.
Copyright 2012 Lewis County Beekeepers' Association. All rights reserved.
Monthly Meetings are at Centralia College, 701 W. Walnut St., Centralia WA 98531
Centralia, WA 98531
ph: 360 880 8130
fax: N/A
susanne