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Hi all=2C
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For a present this last Christmas=2C his employees gave my boss a mason bee=
house (the tear-drop shaped one from Vesey's)=2C in hopes of better pollin=
ation success for the cherry trees at his cottage in Wallace this year. We=
didn't=2C however=2C buy any cocoons to go with it (Vesey's does not sell =
them)=2C and I am now wondering whether that would have been a good idea. =
Does anyone have any experience with these houses and their ability to attr=
act nesting females "from scratch" in the northwest of Nova Scotia? How co=
mmon are mason bees in Nova Scotia=2C and how far do they disperse when the=
y emerge in spring? Would they come out too early to be good cherry pollin=
ators? The property itself would probably be relatively suitable for nesti=
ng (nearby water and mud)=2C although given the life cycle of this bee=2C i=
t might take a couple of years to build up a local population. Any recomme=
ndations on possible suppliers of cocoons=2C ideally in eastern Canada? Th=
e only ones I've been able to find online seem to be a couple outfits from =
BC.
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Thanks in advance for advice=2C insight!
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A. Woolaver =
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Hi all=2C<BR>
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that would have been a good idea. =3B Does anyone have any experience w=
ith these houses and their ability to attract nesting females "from scratch=
" in the northwest of Nova Scotia? =3B =3BHow common are mason bees=
in Nova Scotia=2C and =3Bhow far do they disperse when they emerge in =
spring? =3B Would they come out too early to be good cherry pollinators=
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for nesting =3B(nearby water and mud)=2C although given the life cycle =
of this bee=2C it might take a couple of years to build up a local populati=
on. =3B Any recommendations on possible suppliers of cocoons=2C ideally=
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