tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post9153965533165302804..comments2024-03-28T15:50:29.884-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: Backyard Nature Wednesday: Mason beesDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-24138928558022141882015-09-23T22:49:09.628-05:002015-09-23T22:49:09.628-05:00I think gardeners are sometimes not aware of what ...I think gardeners are sometimes not aware of what great pollinator attractants the various plants of the brassica and mustard families are when they are allowed to flower. Kudos to you for realizing that!Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-4724027855858150852015-09-23T20:53:51.531-05:002015-09-23T20:53:51.531-05:00I had a nesting structure for a number of years bu...I had a nesting structure for a number of years but didn't know to put them somewhere protected for the winter and lost them to a severe winter. I found it difficult to try to replace the old tubes in the spring since they would start filling them again before I was aware they were active. I do grow lots of plants that make early flowers to feed and encourage the pollinators, particularly ground cover comfrey and my previous year's kale, collards, and turnip plants.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-15094531640929229922015-09-23T19:39:44.928-05:002015-09-23T19:39:44.928-05:00I think I will hang my new one - which I intend to...I think I will hang my new one - which I intend to get - on one of the hooks on my potting table since the bees seem to like it there.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-70376696913879468502015-09-23T19:26:15.479-05:002015-09-23T19:26:15.479-05:00Amazing! Those darling mason bees are so clever ar...Amazing! Those darling mason bees are so clever aren't they, Dorothy? My husband hangs a habitat like yours under the eaves of my potting shed and about half the tubes are full. P. xPam's English Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359787694149174369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-34101071353622790572015-09-23T17:43:30.152-05:002015-09-23T17:43:30.152-05:00That's entirely possible. They are probably le...That's entirely possible. They are probably less likely to encounter predators there.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-4040901250918034412015-09-23T17:31:29.088-05:002015-09-23T17:31:29.088-05:00Amazing. Perhaps they even prefer the hidden away ...Amazing. Perhaps they even prefer the hidden away location. rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.com