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Mason Bee?

16 years ago

I live in El Cajon, CA. I have a flourishing raised garden setup that will soon be

irrigated with a 300 gallon rain water system with automatic fill: float valves and water level sensors.

I have flowering herbs near my chain link fence. Next my flowering Arugula I have a purchased Mason Bee House. I placed one cocoon tube in the reed housing tubes a few months ago. There appears to be a change in the tube on close observation-breaking away of the mud encasement. The bees I see right next to the Mason Bee House, on the Arugula seem smaller than the honey bee.

I found a dead bee in vicinity of the bee house. I will upload same.

Can anyone familiar with Mason Bees confirm if the uploaded bee is a Mason Bee.

I have added three more tubes to the house today.

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Comments (2)

jean001
16 years ago
The image is a tad small to be certain.

To be a mason bee, it should be a glossy blue black -- come call it black -- and have two pair of wings. No gold or yellow at all.
jennied0212
16 years ago
Hard to tell from looking at the belly only and not the back but....to me that looks like a honey bee.
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