Close to cocoon harvest

 Ok it is now Sept 25, in a few more days it will be

demolition time for the mason bee condos.  I will

mix up a batch of bleach (very diluted) and water and

wash my cocoons. I will be separating out the parasites and put those babies away for the winter.

Once I have the cocoons put away I will start the process of cutting bamboo and rolling paper tubes.

update on the Asian Giant Hornet

 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6781997/Giant-killer-hornet-believed-new-species-largest-world.html

• The hornet is 'so much larger' that experts think it must be a new species
• This news from   Mail Online

Mason bees love the Winter Daphne in the early spring.