How Do You Make Mason Bee Hives?
According to the Western Washington Extension Service, mason bees or the orchard mason bee is a bee you want to have around. These bees, that are smaller than honey bees, have an important role in pollinating fruit trees such as apples and cherries. These small bees like to nest in small holes that exist in trees or nail holes in wood. To invite these helpful bees to your orchard, you can make mason bee hives. Your fruits will flourish and your harvest will be bountiful. Use a ruler and pencil to divide the front of the block of wood into even rows. The rows can be up to 2 inches apart. Repeat the process with rows running up and down. Drill holes at all the points where the lines intersect. Use a 5/16 inch bit and drill the holes 6 inches deep, a depth that the orchard mason bees like. Position two cedar shingles on the top of the block so that it forms a peaked roof. Nail the cedar shingles in place. You can nail the shingles near the block. If you put the nails in at an angle, it wi
