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Mason Bee Mansion Beehive With Rain Proof Shelter

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:39:32 -0500

$60.00
Mason Bee Nest Box for a large garden or small orchard, may help develop up to 900 bees.

This garden accessory, once populated with bees, is sure to bring more fruit and vegetables to your garden or orchard, and do so in an eco-friendly way.

CAPACITY

The Mason Mansion, with 23 1/2 linear feet of smoothly and precisely milled 5 3/4" long tunnels, has 2 1/2 times the capacity of my Mason Bee Block Size 2, which makes this an excellent value for a large garden.

FEATURES

One unique feature of these Osmia Lodge Mason Bee Boxes are the grooves. Terminating 3/8" from the end, no straws are necessary, but standard paper straws do fit perfectly.

By simply removing four bolts from the bottom, the Mason Mansion will come apart easily for cleaning, or for removing the mason bee coccoons. Carefully drilled bolt holes, precisely sawn parts, and quality hardware make this a bee box that you may rely on year after year.

INSTALLATION

With these carefully milled Mason Bee Boxes, you can bring greater yields from your garden. Simply hang it near your garden, preferably facing East or South, in a sunny spot where the box will be sheltered. An ideal location is on a wall that will receive morning sunlight. Also it is best to have some source of mud nearby. If you live in a drier area, a stray drip-line on a small pile of soil works well.

This model comes with its own shelter, and should be placed near many flowering plants, facing sligthly downward, in a fixed location. Shelter assembled with tightly fitting components made from select yellow pine, waterproof glue, and stainless steel hardware.

LATE EMERGING SOLITARY BEES

If your bee box is not occupied right away, you may be pleasantly surprised to find other species of pollinators moving into any remaining unoccupied tunnels after your mason bees have completed their work. West of the rockies, we have the Osmia Californica, a later pollinating bee which prefers ornamentals, sunflowers, and garden vegetable flowers.

MASON BEE ACTIVITY 101. Please convo if you have any questions about mason bees.

The mason bee is a proven pollinator, superior to the bumblebee and honeybee, due to its earlier start in colder temperatures. Their nesting activity starts as early as February in the lower latitudes and elevations, and as late as June in colder areas.

Unable to burrow nests for their young, Mason Bees usually nest in abandoned beetle burrows in dead logs. They have been shown to prefer smooth 5/16” holes, which I mimic precisely, using razor sharp perfectly round tools.

Upon selecting a nest cavity, the female Mason Bee starts collecting mud to build an initial partition at the far end of the nest cavity. Females usually nest near the site from which they emerged, and although solitary, they tend to nest closely together.

Once this partition is ready, she goes out to collect pollen to provide food for the eggs she will lay in a linear fashion from the bottom of the cavity, mud, pollen, egg, mud, pollen, egg until the cavity is nearly filled. The final layer is always a heavier deposit of mud, to protect her growing babies from harm. The following spring, the fresh bees emerge, to start the cycle all over again, collecting pollen and nectar, and pollinating your garden at the same time.

This particular style bee box may be disassembled in autumn for processing and storage of your mason bee nest coccoons.

MATERIAL

Yellow pine, spruce, or fir, from a mill which abides by 2005-2009 Sustainable Forestry Initiative standards.

Thank you for visiting my shop!

Cheers,

Andrew

Wooden Soap Dish Pro Pack 50 Count Wonderful Cedar Scent, Smooth Finish, Near Wholesale

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:39:32 -0500

$75.00
These finely crafted wooden soap dishes at near wholesale can be the perfect way to present your brand of hand-made soap. Simply place your soap on the dish, and wrap with your own brand giftwrap or ribbon.

I reserved only my very best looking cedar stock for these.

2 3/4" wide, 3 3/4" long, 3/4" thick.

!!! WOW! Only $1.45 each when purchased by the pack of 50.
These same soap dishes sell for $3.00, you save $77.50 !!!

I source the stock for these from large blocks of mill end surplus, a step which may help reduce strain on our natural resources.

100% natural, no varnishes of any kind. The natural properties of cedar will help protect it in wet environments.

Guaranteed arrival before Christmas when purchased before December 17th.

A.R. Bee Keep Mason Bee House

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:35:54 -0500

$19.00
Mason bees are gentle but amazingly powerful pollinators, superior to the honey bee due to their earlier start in colder temperatures.

Use this mason bee block to attract this beneficial insect to your garden.

Unable to burrow nests for their young, mason bees usually nest in abandoned beetle burrows in dead logs. They have been shown to prefer smooth 5/16” holes.

Upon selecting a nest cavity, the female mason bee goes about her busy days of building her nests. First, she'll collect mud to build a partition at the far end of the cavity.

Once this plug is complete, she goes out to collect pollen to provide food for the eggs she will lay in order from the bottom of the cavity, mud, pollen, egg, mud, pollen, egg until the cavity is nearly filled.

The final layer is always an extra-heavy mud plug, which will protect her growing larvae from harm. The following spring, the fresh bees emerge to mate and start the cycle all over again, collecting pollen, and pollinating your garden at the same time.

With these recycled wood mason bee houses, you can bring greater yields from your garden. Simply hang it on a wall or similar, preferably facing East or South, in a sunny spot where the box will be sheltered. An ideal location is on a wall that will receive morning sunlight. Also it is best to have some source of mud nearby.

Ships USPS Priority within 5 days of purchase.

Thank you for visiting my shop.

Cheers,

Andrew

Leafcutter Bee Nest Block, Recycled Wood

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:34:31 -0500

$19.00
Much like the mason bee, the smaller later-season leafcutter bee is a cavity-nester.

The perfect accessory for anyone with a garden, this popular tool is sure to help bring more fruit and vegetables to the table.

Simply hang it on a wall from its stainless steel hook, preferably facing East or South, in a sunny spot where the box will be sheltered. An ideal location is on a wall that will receive morning sunlight.

Unable to burrow nests for their young, Leafcutter Bees usually nest in abandoned beetle burrows in dead logs. They have been shown to prefer smooth 1/4” holes, which I mimic precisely, using extra-sharp tools to cut the holes.

Upon selecting a nest cavity, the female Leafcutter Bee starts collecting leaf bits to build an initial partition at the far end of the nest cavity. Fascinating to watch, like a tiny electric can opener, the female leafcutter uses her mandibles to cut nearly perfect semicircular pieces from smooth, lightweight leaves to create cells and line her nests.

Once this partition is ready, she goes out to collect pollen to provide food for the eggs she will lay in a linear fashion from the bottom of the cavity, leaf, pollen, egg, leaf, pollen, egg until the cavity is nearly filled. The final layer is always a heavier deposit of chewed leaves, to protect her growing babies from harm. The following spring, the fresh bees emerge, to start the cycle all over again, collecting pollen, and pollinating your garden at the same time.

Bit O' Eames Recycled Wood Business Card Holder