The Many Mason Bees of My Garden
Mason bees are pretty popular these days. According to the marketing hype, they’re amazing. You can buy them at the local nursery, order them online, set up a bee hotel to grow more fruit and simultaneously save the bees! It was this message that years ago brought me to the world of maintaining a bee hotel, but it wasn’t long until I realized it is only a small part of a much bigger story. Virtually all the fussing about mason bees for your garden concerns just one species