The mason bee is an extremely important pollinator for a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. Unfortunately, their population has been severely reduced because of the use of pesticides. You may have heard about the plight of the bees and the terrible hole that their disappearance is causing in our ecosystem. However, did you know that the Mason bee is an excellent replacement for the bees...
Mason bee is a common name for bees in the genus Osmia, which belongs to the Megachilidae family. Mason bees get their name from the fact that they build their nests out of mud or other "masonry" products in naturally occurring gaps like fissures in rocks or other small dark spaces. When hollow stems or holes in wood caused by wood-boring insects are available, some species prefer to use them....
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