March 21, 2 0 2 0 Mason bees enjoying the warm spring day

I saw mason bees today. Not really possible to catch them in a photograph unless there are

many because they just fly so fast.  They are skittish.  Since they have no stinger, the fast flying behaviour is their defense.  

Seeing some mason bees.

Encouraging,     this bag of cocoons comes from my collection of bees out of the bamboo in October

flowers on "winter daphnia" very fragrant flowers.
I have 3 of these bushes. I think the bees like them.

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my mason bee bag is protected from the nasty birds with the quarter inch hardware cloth
There are live bees in the bag. I have the top open to allow escape.

  I also open the bag wide to make it easiest to get out.