The COMPLETE Garden!
Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Anyone that has ever raised worms and used gorgeous, rich castings knows that Mother Nature does things best!
So, now that you’ve started your worm bin….what else can you do to help out your garden? How about attracting some FRIENDLY BEES to help pollinate your healthy plants that have been fed your worm castings.
Everyone knows that Bee’s are ESSENTIAL for plant pollination.
Most people have no idea that there are MANY different types of Bees.
Let me introduce you to a Bee that you will be EXCITED to have around!
Non Swarming: The Mason Bee, Osmia Lignaria, also known as the Blue Orchard Bee is a soitary bee. This non swarming, efficient pollinating bee will work magic on your plants. The Mason Bee is nicknamed “The Friendly Bee”, and is known for it’s gentle nature. Research says Mason Bees will not sting unless completely provoked (Squeeze one in your hand and you may get stung), but even when provoked, their sting feels more like a mosquito bite, then what one normally associates with a honeybee sting.
Efficiency: You will not get honey from these bees, instead, 500 Mason Bees can pollinate an acre of fruit trees! It would take up to 120,000 honey bees to pollinate this same acre!
How to attract: Mason Bees look for a certain sized hole to inhabit in order to lay cocoons (More Bees year after year)! They will not damage your house as they DO NOT drill holes themselves. After laying their cocoons in these holes, they pack the outside with mud, making it easy for you to tell that you have a large amount of cocoons (Which sell for over $1 each).
My 32 hole Mason Bee Condos can house over 150 Cocoons in each Condo!!!
This one time investment is on SALE NOW, just in time for Mason Bee Season: ONLY $24.95