m a s o n .......... INFORMATION

Asian Giant Hornet
https://earthsky.org/earth/what-are-asian-giant-hornets-dangerous
Asian Giant  Hornet

> https://backyardbeekeeping.iamcountryside.com/health-pests/invasion-of-the-asian-giant-hornet/


check out this video- - - - - very well done

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GprfTaruQU
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Washington state mason bee information:

behaviour of mason bees

https://phys.org/news/2011-05-swarm-like-behavior-red-mason-solitary.html

MDC urges public to “bee-friend” native pollinators

nice photo of "green sweat bee", a native bee of Missouri

> https://www.neoshodailynews.com/news/20200419/mdc-urges-public-to-bee-friend-native-pollinators

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article about good old fashion mason bees
> https://orcasissues.com/these-bees-a-good-thing/

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Orchard Mason Bees (from W.S.U.)
> https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2053/2017/01/Orchard-Mason-Bees1.pdf

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Pollen mites can be harmful to bees earch for "mason bees" in following article

> https://www.oregonlive.com/hg/2020/04/ask-an-expert-careful-watering-essential-to-health-of-replanted-doug-firs.html

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General statement about mason bees(WSU  )
> http://pestsense.cahnrs.wsu.edu/Search/MainMenuWithFactSheet.aspx?CategoryId=17&ProblemId=830
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Getting started with mason bees (from Sequim Gazette)

> https://www.sequimgazette.com/life/get-it-growing-getting-started-with-mason-bees/

mason bee information
https://www.homesteadessentials.com/blog/farmers-scientists-and-beekeepers-are-working-to-raise-blue-orchard-mason-bees-to-pollinate-valuable-orchard-crops/
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Dave Hunter --- Solitary, hardworking mason bee a Northwest native -(from Seattle Times)
> https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/solitary-hardworking-mason-bee-a-northwest-native-all-right/
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Oregon state mason bee information:

Mason Bees 101 (part 1 of 3 on Mason Bees)

> https://extension.oregonstate.edu/washington/events/mason-bees-101-part-1-3-mason-bees

Nurturing Mason Bees in Your Backyard in Western Oregon

> https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/em9130

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Florida
https://www.yoursun.com/charlotte/features/there-are-more-than-300-bee-species-in-florida/article_7dd5aade-8660-11ea-a705-2b86b16370d3.html
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Montana   Information project  (very nice piece of mason bee art)

>http://mtent.org/room/documents/02_Mason_Bee_NR.pdf

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Idaho Fish and Game  talks mason bees

https://idfg.idaho.gov/species/taxa/1476034
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Utah
https://utahpests.usu.edu/files/Bees/blue-orchard-bee.pdf
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Colorado Mason Bees   (Denver Post)
https://www.denverpost.com/2014/04/29/meet-the-mason-bee-a-fruit-gardens-best-most-industrious-pal/

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Virginia
Bees Are a Sweet Link Between Mason and the Community
(April 20, 2020)    Written by Adrienne Benson

https://business.gmu.edu/news/1960-bees-are-a-sweet-link-between-mason-and-the-community/

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Canada

Mason bees   (Canadian Wildlife Federation)  

https://cwf-fcf.org/en/resources/encyclopedias/fauna/insects/mason-bee.html Information about mason bees (by company Crown Bees) 

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NGOs

Here's Why The Magical, Mysterious Mason
Bee Is A Gardener's Best Friend

https://www.opb.org/news/article/native-oregon-mysterious-mason-bee-fruit-growers-gardeners/

Crown bees

> https://crownbees.com/faq-central/post/mason-bees-in-extension-services.html

 Youtube discussion, about 8 minutes long
    worth watching  :-)
mini documentary on youtube  (I disagree with the idea
that bamboo tubes are bad.  My bees tell me they love bamboo)
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8vAQ1B5Zj4

Mason bees, bumble bees and leafcutter (by Dakota Bees)

> https://dakotabees.com/bee-types

General bee information (by Honey Bee Conservancy)

> https://thehoneybeeconservancy.org/why-bees/mason-bees/

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commercial sales

mason bees
https://masonbeesforsale.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjwhOD0BRAQEiwAK7JHmE7-Dbp9GHoa9mOP-j9XAuDCLhZa_BQBfFyzoANUzAu4qhrwxD1yZBoCIFgQAvD_BwE

crown bees
https://crownbees.com/

bee built
https://beebuilt.com/blogs/backyard-beekeeping-blog/everything-you-need-to-know-before-keeping-mason-bees

grow organic
https://www.groworganic.com/collections/orchard-mason-bees

gardeners supply
https://www.gardeners.com/buy/mason-bee-house/37-481.html

wasatch mason bees
https://www.wasatchmasonbees.com/store/c1/mason-bees#/

How to Harvest Mason Bee Cocoons (keeping backyard bees)

https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/how-to-harvest-mason-bee-cocoons-zbwz1801zsau/

Mason Bee House Replacement Tubes

https://www.gardensalive.com/product/mason-bee-house-with-replaceable-tubes?p=0176334&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgbm9i5Pu6AIVjddkCh1BfAlGEAAYASAAEgJvXPD_BwE

Homes for bees  (Bee Diverse)
https://beediverse.com/

Homes for bees  (West Coast Seeds)
https://www.westcoastseeds.com/collections/mason-bees

Heeman's
https://heeman.ca/garden-guides/keeping-mason-bees/