Learn how to raise gentle solitary mason bees this spring and grow more fruit and berries in your gardens. Mason bees are dark blue bees, native to Washington State, who build their nests in cavities like those found in deadwood and hollow stems. You’ll learn how to provide nesting habitat and care for the bee cocoons as they hibernate over winter. While mason bees don’t make honey, they are super-effective pollinators that fly in cool and wet spring weather. Mason bees help gardeners and farmers grow more apples, cherries, plums, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and other foods that bloom in the spring. The class will cover the mason bee life cycle, nesting behavior, year-round bee care, and how to provide a healthy nesting and foraging habitat for mason bees. More info: https://botanicgardens.uw.edu/about/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D149923497
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