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the Blue Orchard Nurturing Native Bees: The Mason Bee (like Bee) measures 5/16
07/02/19 Treva Gibbs, Advanced Master Gardener-Entomology As summer wanes, putting the garden to bed’ for the winter begins to occupy our thoughts. Our goals may include cleaning up and tidying our garden beds. Raking up all the detritus and bagging it for removal is often our go-to practice. However, if we don’t want to send all that organic matter to the landfill, or add it to our compost pile, we can leave it in place and nurture the life cycle of native bees. So, why should we nurture the native bees? We are well aware that honeybees are pollinators–and produce that delectable by-product, honey! Mason bees are pollinators, too. At risk of maligning honeybees, which only pollinate about 5% of the flowers they visit, mason bees
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inch in diameter and 6 inches deep, with a securely closed back. They are active for 4-6 weeks in the early spring once temperatures consistently reach 55 degrees Fahrenheit (typically late February to early March). The life cycle of a mason bee takes about a year. During the 4–6-week active period in early spring, adult bees chew their way out of their winter cocoon. Male bees emerge first from the front of the cavity. Female eggs, which were strategically laid toward the back of the cavity, emerge a few days later. The smaller male piggy backs on the female during mating, and lives just a couple of weeks. The female spends the rest of her 6 weeks of life laying eggs in available cavities. Adult mason bees will not survive once temperatures reach 75 degrees Fahrenheit (typically late March to mid-April). Continued
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What is the Mason Bee? Mason bees are members of the genus Osmia. There are 140 species of Osmia in North America. Some mason bees will be metallic green, while others are dark blue or black. The blue orchard bee or Osmia lignaria, is prized for its efficiency in pollinating apple, plum, pear, almond, peach trees. Their life cycle aligns with early spring vegetables such as peas, root crops that have gone to seed (carrots, radishes), and many wildflowers. Mason bees are solitary, cavity-nesting pollinators, no hive, no colony, no queen, (no stings!). Mason bees overwinter in hollow stems of plants or in abandoned holes drilled into wood by beetles, or in manmade structures (wood blocks). The ideal nest cavity for common mason bees
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pollinate up to 95% of the blossoms they touch, thanks to their hairy bodies that drop loose pollen on all the flowers. Unlike the honeybee who carries pollen on their back legs, the mason bee carries pollen on their scopa, a dense patch of specialized, branched hairs located on the underside of the female's abdomen. Commonly known as belly flopping, the female mason bee bumps into the pollen when she lands on a plant. This pollen is easily transferred to other plants during her foraging forays. Mason bees flit and fly only 300 feet from their nest; so, placement of food sources and nesting cavities is a critical consideration. Mason bee cocoons can be purchased and their release staggered so pollination of fruit is maximized. They co-exist with honeybees and help reduce the stressful demand placed on honeybee colonies.
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