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Need bees for your Native Bee House?

Submitted by Denise on Sun, 01/17/2010 - 16:02

Hello everyone, and happy 2010! Last fall I removed the bee cocoons from their paper straws liners so they could be cleaned and sorted. I don't normally do that but our very wet spring resulted in some mold issues, so I wanted to be sure they were healthy.

I recommend a starter colony of (20) bees for a house that has 30 - 40 nesting holes, since not all bees will survive to emerge. I try to approximate the ratio that is found in nature, which is about 30% female and 70% male.

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