Moist clayey mud located within about 25ft of the bee house is vital for successfully raising spring mason bees.
Our Mason Bee Mud Mix is 8 oz of dry clay mix that can supply about 100 nesting female bees for a season. Female mason bees will not nest in a yard that has soil that is loamy, sandy, or lacks clay mud.
Instructions:
Within about 25 feet of your mason bee house, dig a small hole with vertical walls. Do not dig the hole directly under your bee house because carrying mud while flying straight up is a difficult feat for a little bee!
Slowly add up to ½ cup of water to the bag of dry Mason Bee Mud Mix and knead, add mud mixture on the vertical walls of your dug hole and keep the mud moist.
Your ground water should keep the mud moist. If not, daily soak the ground near the hole.
Do not use a bowl or container because the mud mix can become dry or remain too wet.
Use the Mason Bee Mud Box if you live in an arid location, have very sandy soil, or if your mud mix dries out within a day.
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