How to rescue bees from bamboo and drilled blocks of wood

How to rescue bees from bamboo and drilled blocks of wood

How do I harvest cocoons from bamboo and drilled blocks of wood?

Bamboo, while low cost, is too structurally sound to easily open like natural reeds. Consider this solution:
  1. Place the entire house into a BeeGuard bag early spring and close the opening
  2. Check the bag daily when mason bees should be emerging and let them out of the bag
  3. Pests, like the Houdini Fly, can be killed while still in the bag
  4. In May, consider composting or disposing of the old house so that no more bees will be harmed

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