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Mason Bee Blocks
If you count the holes you will come up with 630 holes in these 30 blocks of wood. They are in the process of becoming "Mason Bee Blocks." The final assembly will be done by the Summer Teen Group (The Green Teens) at Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve.
Mason bees are important pollinators and lay their eggs in holes in wood. These blocks are design so a person can "harvest" the eggs in the fall, clean them (making sure they are free of mites and other bugs), store them in a refrigerator over the winter, and them put them out in the spring.
With luck, each tube will have 6-7 bee eggs. The bee block I have at home (a slightly different style) now has 7+ tubes filled which means I may have as many as 40 bees waiting to come to life next spring.
Mason Bee Blocks
If you count the holes you will come up with 630 holes in these 30 blocks of wood. They are in the process of becoming "Mason Bee Blocks." The final assembly will be done by the Summer Teen Group (The Green Teens) at Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve.
Mason bees are important pollinators and lay their eggs in holes in wood. These blocks are design so a person can "harvest" the eggs in the fall, clean them (making sure they are free of mites and other bugs), store them in a refrigerator over the winter, and them put them out in the spring.
With luck, each tube will have 6-7 bee eggs. The bee block I have at home (a slightly different style) now has 7+ tubes filled which means I may have as many as 40 bees waiting to come to life next spring.