Note the mud plugs and pollen left over from some of the tubes. It is clear that there was an abundant amount of food for the bees to eat and gather.
Close up of the pollen and mud plugs.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
The Mason Bee's cocoon harvest
Hello again. Well late fall is the time to take the Mason Bees out of the tubes and harvest the cocoons.I had a good supply of them. I could only show a few as I had over 80 tubes to clean out! I got about 200 cocoons when done and they are safe and sound in a special holding box in the refrigerator.
Note the mud plugs and pollen left over from some of the tubes. It is clear that there was an abundant amount of food for the bees to eat and gather.
Close up of the pollen and mud plugs.
The cocoons from a tube. The big ones are female and the smaller are male. The little strands are there waste material.
Note the mud plugs and pollen left over from some of the tubes. It is clear that there was an abundant amount of food for the bees to eat and gather.
Close up of the pollen and mud plugs.
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