🐝 Did you know that mason bees, aka blue orchard bees (Osmia lignaria), are excellent pollinators? They’re 120 times more effective at pollinating than honey bees or bumble bees. By introducing native mason bees into your environment in the south coast of BC, you will inevitably improve the pollination of your crops to increase your fruit production this year. 🍎🍐 Here are 5 simple steps to releasing mason bees in the spring: 1. Come and pick up some mason bee cocoons and a mason bee kit that

This video describes Mason bees and explains why they are important to the environment. I also showed how to make a simple and inexpensive nesting site to increase your local population of mason bees. | Aquachigger