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Bambeco Mason Bee Barn w/ butterfly shelter NEW !!!!

$ 13.19

Availability: 100 in stock

Description

Bambeco Mason Bee Barn-Got as a gift, never used. New without tags. See can of Soda for size reference.  This is the larger sized one.
Product Overview
The Mason Bee Barn is hand-crafted from 100% FSC certified(Forest Stewardship Council) solid pine wood and bamboo and is sealed with a nontoxic, water-based finish. It attracts non-stinging native bees that are not aggressive. Native bees are the most prolific pollinators on our planet. Unlike honey bees, there is no colony with workers, there are no swarms, and they do not produce honey. Their sole focus is pollination, and they make friendly, non-aggressive neighbors. Once a native female bee establishes her home in this bee house, she will lay her eggs filling the tubes with nourishment, and seal off the entrance so her young can safely grow. The native bee life span is a single season so her young are next season's pollinators who help create our food supply and make our gardens beautiful.
Features
100% FSC Certified Wood
Solid Pine and Bamboo
Attract Native Bees
Includes Butterfly Shelter
Outdoor Use Only
Details
Package Dimensions: 18 x 12 x 8 inches
Shipping Weight 8-9 lbs
Manufacturer: Bambeco
I am quoting USPS Priority rates but for this size box depending on your location I thinnk that Fed Ex home or UPS Ground might be cheaper.  I will send you a new invoice if you request (or I will just ship it out the cheapest way and refund you the difference.)
"Mason bees are solitary, native bees which are the most prolific pollinators on our plant. Unlike honey bees. there is no colony with workers. there are no swarms, and they do not produce honey. Their sole focus is pollination, and they make friendly, non-aggressive neighbors.
Once a female bee establishes her home in a nesting tube (#1) she will lay her eggs. fill the tubs with nourishment (#2) and seak off the entrance with mud soher young can safely grow for next spring's hatch (#3 & #4)
A nursery for super-pollinating
Non-stinging native bees
With butterfly Shelter
Recommended long term maintenance for the health of the bees in year 2. to fight potential disease to the offspring, rotate two sets of Mason Bee Barns - one for new spring bees to use and another to clean and store for next season
Provide a habitat and home base for native bees.
Native bees outpollinate honey bees 80 to 1
Instructions:
·       Place in garden or hang 1.524 m to 2.134 m (5 ft. to 7 ft.) high on a wall or fence that gets morning sunlight, under an overhang if possible.
·       Plant native plants and flowers nearby to draw these super-pollinating bees to the bee house.
·       Very important for the native bees to have a food source for their young.
·       Create a moist patch of soil near the bee house to have mud to protect their young.
·       In autumn, store the bee house (with cocooned larvae inside) in an outdoor shed or covered location for winter.
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Do not store inside your house.
·       In early spring, return barn to original location.
·       Once new bees hatch, clean out nest tubes and trays with pipe cleaners for next season’s offspring.
·       Nesting tray bands and cardboard backing should remain in place to protect the bees"