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  • Mason bees & fruit trees share 2-way street

    Apr 2, 2016

    Mason bee By Kym Pokorny For mason bees, the wait for their first meal is a long one, six months if it’s a day. There’s no TV, no smart phone, not even a book to while away the time as these solitary bees hang out in their tight cocoons waiting for the cool temperatures of early spring to break them out of lethargy, to convene at the floral banquet waiting for them among the branches of fruit trees. And because honeybees and other pollinators haven’t made an appearance yet, there’s more sweetness for the native mason bees. “Mason bees fill...