Harvesting my Mason Bee Cocoons
7 years ago
I was given 6 cocoons in the spring and I harvested them tonight. I got 15, not lots, but considering I thought all the bees flew the coop I was happy to get this many. My son and his wife gave me the cocoons from their harvest last winter, they kept 15 and ended up with 75.
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