Increasing wintertime temperatures and drought decrease the fecundity of the mason bee *Osmia bruneri* and change the sex ratio of offspring from 1.3:1 to 0.33:1. These may be indirect effects of changes in the plant communities.
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.29.728802v1
I could obsessively sand some bee holes and I have plenty of cedar, but I was not looking to learn how to solder copper.
Modern Farmer Rural Life · Agriculture · Environment Advertisement “The Honeybee Got the Marketing. The Bee That Actually Pollinates Your Food Got Nothing — Not Even a Place to Nest.” Inside one of the only workshops in America still hand-building homes for her — and why it’s closing this summer. By Reed Hollister, Con
#mwgic #2026 #Bees #Pollinators #Pollen #MasonBees #BeeHotel #Pollenation #Gardening #Agriculture
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Modern Farmer Rural Life · Agriculture · Environment Advertisement “The Honeybee Got the Marketing. The Bee That Actually Pollinates Your Food Got Nothing — Not Even a Place to Nest.” Inside one of the only workshops in America still hand-building homes for her — and why it’s closing this summer. By Reed Hollister, Con
For #EarthDay, I am happy to report the return of this red-rumped #Bumblebee beauty, #BombusMelanopygus. I have only seen this type in our garden on two other occasions, and never so early in the spring. Our #MasonBees, #BlueOrchardBees, or #BOBS have filled all the houses we put up, and they have taken over the stack of air drying Port Orford Cedar.
My #MasonBees are already hatching! I didn't expect them to come out so fast. Fortunately there are already a lot of flowers already sprinkled around the area.
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