One mason bee can pollinate 2,000 blossoms in a single day. She brings pollen back to her nest and deposits it at the back of the tube, making a mound on which she will lay one egg.

Rent Mason Bees’ Mason bee kits ($60) include a Mason bee house, nesting block, bag of clay, pollinator flower seeds, and 50 to 60 Mason bee cocoons sent in spring.

Hunter says there is also an "only one bee mentality, and this is helping create the pollination mess we find ourselves in today." Mason bees are among the 4,000 types of bees native to the U.S.

Mason bees nest in tube-shaped areas, so building them a home can be pretty simple. All they need is some tunnels drilled through a block of wood and a roof to keep the entrance dry.

Native mason bees are “tube nesters.” They will line a tube with mud and pollen and nest in it as well as hibernate for the winter when they will close up the tube with mud. To give them a ...

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Raising mason bees is fun, perfect for backyard gardeners, school gardens and hobbyists. But in the larger picture, they are vital. 33 percent of our diet is dependent on bee pollination ...

Mason bees are extremely docile, and customers don’t have to worry about getting stung, the company notes, pointing to testing that shows that mason bee bodies don’t contain any venom: “This ...