If you think Worms are cool, chances are good you also enjoy gardening. Gardening offers the opportunity to connect to nature, and even better, it offers the opportunity to eat GREAT TASTING fruits and vegetables.

Have you ever thought about the roles Bees play in your garden? Let me fill you in on a special type of bee that you probably have in your neighborhood already, and I GUARANTEE you that you’ll wish you had MORE!

Mason Bees are different than the traditional honey bee, in that they are very docile unless provoked. Their whole purpose in life is pollination!

Mason bees are solitary bees, and therefore, do not swarm or live in a hive. Given the opportunity…they could live in your own cute little Bee Box.

Here are some quick details about Mason Bees:

Mason bees are native to almost the entire continental USA and Southern Canada. Very efficient pollinators, Mason bees work directly upon the reproductive structures of the blossoms, collecting nectar and pollen simultaneously. It takes about 75 flower visits to gather a full load, and an average of 25 loads for an average pollen wad. The female Mason bee visits about 1875 blossoms a DAY!!!!

Orchard Mason Bees do not make wax or honey. Instead, they spend their active life reproducing; gathering pollen, and laying eggs.

Why are bees so important? Bees are the earth’s number one pollinator! Bees pollinate over 1/3 of the food crops we eat, as well as numerous other plants that play a vital role in maintaining a healthy ecosystem.

We tend to imagine insects that produce honey, live in hives, and have a nasty sting.  But, only the honey bee fits this description. There are actually 20,000 to 30,000 different kinds of bees in the world.  Bees can be divided into two groups…social bees and solitary bees.  Honey bees and bumble bees are considered social bees because they live in colonies that are called hives.  Each hive consists of a queen bee, a few male drones, and several female worker bees.  However,  Mason bees are actually solitary, which means they tend to live and nest alone.  Unlike the honey bee, solitary bees are non aggressive insects who only sting when being squeezed or attacked.  Even then, this sting feels more like a mosquito bite than a wasp sting.

Now that you know the types of bees that you want to attract, WWW.TheWormDude.Com is proud to offer custom Mason Bee Boxes.  These Bee boxes not only look great, but they are fully functional.  If you can hammer a nail, you can mount a home for these incredibly valuable hard working bees.  These make the best gift in the world for a serious gardener!  The bee boxes are made by a talented High School Student.  Order early, as supplies are limited.

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LOTS of people are growing their own produce these days.  It just makes sense.  When you grow your own fruits and vegetables, you have the opportunity to eat produce the way it is supposed to be enjoyed….FRESH AND NATURAL!

Some people plant their garden, and then add Synthetic Fertilizers to stimulate growth.  WHY would you want to add a poisonous substance to something that you, your family, your friends and neighbors will be eating???

Instead, try ALL NATURAL worm castings!  If you really want to have some fun and kick up the bacteria levels in your castings, I can send you the recipe for THE WORM DUDE’S AMAZING TEA!  This is real worm tea, not the runoff that comes out of a worm bed spout.

After brewing a batch himself, here is a quote from my friend, Bill S., “I’ve never seen anything like it.  That tea is so good, you can almost watch plants grow right before your eyes”!

You can make your own tea quickly, easily, and inexpensively. 

Even better, you’ll never use synthetic fertilizer again!

Email me for details!

Summer’s over. You can feel it in the air. Shorter days, cooler afternoons.

How many of you were able to produce enough worm castings to create a bountiful harvest this past year?

Bet you wish someone had given you a reminder to start composting with worms last fall, so you could have plenty of worm casts in the spring!

Here is your reminder to take action. Fall is the PERFECT time to begin composting! Granted, the worms slow down some, but they DEFINITELY continue to eat. Anything that eats, POOPS!

If you want to experience the benefits of worm castings on your 09 garden, make a plan to start NOW! You’ll thank me in the spring!

In keeping with the story of what worm castings can do for you, I wanted to introduce my friend John. John is 94 years YOUNG, but acts like he is 49! I first met John when he called me wanting to order a batch of worms. You see, John has been gardening for many, many, many, many, years…and he knows the value of compost and castings. I thought it was cool that a 94 year young man wants to play with worms, so I took a trip to Johns house.

I now consider John and his wife of 70 years, Mary, friends of mine. I just wanted to take pictures of Johns yard, but John is so proud of his garden (Rightfully so!), that I had to fight him off. Every time I turned around, John wanted to give me produce from his garden. What a great couple! Here are some Pics of John, Mary, and their HEALTHY garden

I almost forgot. At 94 Years Young, John just learned how to surf the net! Pretty Cool huh!