They Hibernate in Cocoons: Like butterflies, mason bees spin cocoons in summer and sleep through winter, emerging in early spring. Watch how they emerge BEE AMAZED! Watch & Learn: See the full ...

After mating, the female mason bee provisions each cell, holding 4 to 10 eggs, with pollen and nectar for the larvae to feed ...

found Houdini fly maggots in 25% to 35% of places where you’d find mason bee cocoons. In 2020, says Dave Hunter, founder and owner of the company, the maggots were found in less than 1% of such ...

Because they build chambers inside the tubes, they were given the name mason bees. "It's an interesting life cycle," says Hunter. "Through the summer, they become big larvae, spin a cocoon ...

By fall mason bees have spun a waterproof silk cocoon, making it the perfect time to safely harvest them to remove harmful predators like pollen mites, chalkbrood, Houdini fly and mono wasps.

Each February, participants in WVML’s program take home and monitor one of these bungalows for a full year, the average lifecycle of a mason bee. Each one contains 12 nesting tubes and 15 dormant ...

Watch our step-by-step guide on YouTube Mason Bees Are Solitary: Each female lays her own eggs, builds her nest, and gathers food. No hive, no queen, no honey—this makes them non-aggressive and they ...