(I wish I had started this earlier)
3/9 - Put Out 25 Mason Bee Cocoons
Experimental 3D Printed Frames are in the Left Barn,
Experimental Styrofoam Frames in the Middle Barn,
Traditional Wooden Frames are in Right Barn.
More to come.
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| 3/9/2019 |
3/20 - Watching a Mason Bee Emerge
The Mason Bee cocoons are placed in a simple 3D Printed Emerging Box with wood shavings, there is nothing special about the box, but it does allow me to monitor the emerging process. All bees exit through a single small hole in the front of the box. The box is place in the space above the nesting tube trays (in the attic).
3/23 - Added 50 more Mason Bee Cocoons
3/30 - Added 75 more Mason Bee Cocoons
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| 4/2/2019 |
4/7 - Setup Barns near the House, with about 50 Cocoons
This is probably the last Mason Bee Barns I will put up this year, it is located in the same spot, that my one barn was last year, which is outside of Jenny's bedroom window. I installed the last of my Bee Cocoons (about 50) which will hopefully emerge soon. Today it is wet and drizzling, so we will not see much activity on any of the barns.
4/19 - Two weeks prior - cool and rain
4/29 - Clear, but still Cool, late afternoon Thunder and Rain
Six Tubes Capped (6 total).
4/30 - Clear and Cool
5/1 - Clear and Warm
5/2 - Overcast but DryAM, Clear Warm PM
Nine Tubes Capped
5/3 - Clear Warm
5/4 - Clear and Warm
16 Tubes Capped We went to the Hanger to bring back a Tree/Log that came down near the Hanger.
5/5 - Clear and Warm
Went to Jan and Jerry's house and took a look at their Bees, they are doing great, many tubes capped.
5/6 - Clear and Warm
5/7 - 5/11 - Clear and Warm
5/10 - 5/13 - Cool Morning, Warm Afternoons
5/14 - Drizzly Morning
5/16 - Fog in the AM, Sun at Noon, Rain Afternoon
5/26 - The Bees are about done for the year
It has been cool and damp.
My Mason bee have not done well this year, in November I will count the results (cocoons).
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| 4/7/2019 |
4/20 - Clear and warm, first good flight day in several weeks
4/21 - Clear and warm - Easter
For the last few weeks it has been cool and damp, the Mason Bees could not fly. The two days of Easter Weekend provided nice weather, the Bees could fly and I took a look at the Observation Trays.
4/22 - Cool and wet
4/23 - Cool and wet
4/24 - Clear and warm, removed first layer of blue tape exposing more tubes
4/25 - Clear and warm, First capped tube (hole) seen
4/26 - Clear and warm
A second tube has been Capped this afternoon, the girls have worked very hard today.
Based on my observations, it appears that a single Female Mason Bee will occupy and prevision several tubes at the same time.
4/27 - Clear and Cool, Rain at night
4/28 - Clear, Cool (colder), some clear sky rain for about 1 hr.
I put out another Mason Bee Barn across the field on a pole, I did not put any cocoons into the Barn, this is an experiment to see if I can attract Bee use without cocoons
4/21 - Clear and warm - Easter
For the last few weeks it has been cool and damp, the Mason Bees could not fly. The two days of Easter Weekend provided nice weather, the Bees could fly and I took a look at the Observation Trays.
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| 4/21/2019 |
4/23 - Cool and wet
4/24 - Clear and warm, removed first layer of blue tape exposing more tubes
4/25 - Clear and warm, First capped tube (hole) seen
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| 4/25/2019 |
A second tube has been Capped this afternoon, the girls have worked very hard today.
Based on my observations, it appears that a single Female Mason Bee will occupy and prevision several tubes at the same time.
4/27 - Clear and Cool, Rain at night
4/28 - Clear, Cool (colder), some clear sky rain for about 1 hr.
I put out another Mason Bee Barn across the field on a pole, I did not put any cocoons into the Barn, this is an experiment to see if I can attract Bee use without cocoons
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| Small Barn on a Pole |
4/29 - Clear, but still Cool, late afternoon Thunder and Rain
Six Tubes Capped (6 total).
4/30 - Clear and Cool
5/1 - Clear and Warm
5/2 - Overcast but DryAM, Clear Warm PM
Nine Tubes Capped
5/3 - Clear Warm
5/4 - Clear and Warm
16 Tubes Capped We went to the Hanger to bring back a Tree/Log that came down near the Hanger.
5/5 - Clear and Warm
Went to Jan and Jerry's house and took a look at their Bees, they are doing great, many tubes capped.
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| Jerry with his Bees |
5/6 - Clear and Warm
5/7 - 5/11 - Clear and Warm
5/10 - 5/13 - Cool Morning, Warm Afternoons
5/14 - Drizzly Morning
5/16 - Fog in the AM, Sun at Noon, Rain Afternoon
5/26 - The Bees are about done for the year
It has been cool and damp.
My Mason bee have not done well this year, in November I will count the results (cocoons).
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