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Colin PurringtonThis might be a record for me: 16 mason bee cocoons in a single nesting tube. The ones are on the left are larger and likely all females. The smaller ones on the right are males, who emerge first and then wait for females to come out. It's really cool how hymenopterans can control the sex of eggs they lay (males are from unfertilized eggs). Osmia georgica. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/InsectHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InsectHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/BeeHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeeHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/cocoons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cocoons</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/hymenoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hymenoptera</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/osmia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#osmia</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/haplodiploidy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#haplodiploidy</a>

Colin PurringtonIt was cold yesterday so the mason bees just chilled in the nesting holes, watching me with boredom as I did yard work. Hitting 65 °F today so that should change. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/InsectHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InsectHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/BeeHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeeHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a>

Colin PurringtonJust an example of an insect hotel you should never, ever buy. The jagged ends of the reeds can damage the wings of mason bees as they try to back out. Splinters might even trap them inside. Manufactured by Dobar (Gronau, Germany) and sold by Lidl. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/InsectHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InsectHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/BeeHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeeHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/lidl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lidl</a>

Colin PurringtonHuge compilation of tips for maintaining an insect hotel, by Elsa Youngsteadt and Meredith Favre. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/InsectHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InsectHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/BeeHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeeHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/wasps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wasps</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pollination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollination</a> <a href="https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/how-to-manage-a-successful-bee-hotel" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/how-to-manage-a-successful-bee-hotel</a>

Colin PurringtonVideo of a female mason bee (Osmia sp.) backing out of a tunnel at my insect hotel. This is the observation wing (pulls out and has plexiglas cover) so I'd be delighted if she chose to nest there. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/BeeHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeeHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/InsectHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InsectHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/osmia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#osmia</a>

Colin PurringtonIn bee news, male Osmia are showing up at the insect hotel in my back yard (Swarthmore, PA, USA). The females never choose to use these tunnels, sadly, opting instead for the smaller, paper-lined cavities in the wood blocks. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/InsectHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InsectHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/BeeHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeeHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/MasonBees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MasonBees</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a>

Bomengidsnl<a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/vespula" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vespula</a> vulgaris queens like to sunbath on <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/beehotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#beehotel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> nature

Hans-Cees 🌳🌳🤢🦋🐈🐈🍋🍋🐝🐜made a <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/beehouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#beehouse</a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/beehotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#beehotel</a> for leafcutter bees with rainshield <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a>

JomesBees hiding in my bee hotel to wait out the cold morning 🥰 <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/Bees?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bees</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/Insect?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Insect</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/Nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/BeeHotel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeeHotel</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/Spring?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spring</a>

Colin PurringtonThe observation panel on my insect hotel has been cleared of last year's occupants (grass-carry wasps), sterilized, and reassembled for a new season. Need to get myself a neon VACANCY sign. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/InsectHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InsectHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/BeeHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeeHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/wasps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wasps</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a>

Colin PurringtonTwo cocoons of the Georgia mason bee (Osmia georgica) bejeweled with bright orange frass and leftover pollen grains, and separated by a layer of chewed leaves. Fresh from my insect hotel and likely a day or two away from emerging. Males will come out first and wait, very impatiently, for the females to arrive. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/InsectHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InsectHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/BeeHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeeHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/hymenoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hymenoptera</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pollen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollen</a>

Colin PurringtonA thread of how I sort through my insect hotels in advance of the season. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/InsectHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InsectHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/BeeHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeeHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/wasps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wasps</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/hymenoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hymenoptera</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> 1/n

Colin PurringtonJust baking the insect hotel, as one does, to kill any dermestid beetles, book lice, and mites that are hiding in the cracks after the bee and wasp cocoons have been removed. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/BeeHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeeHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/InsectHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InsectHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/wasps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wasps</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/hymenoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hymenoptera</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#entomology</a>

Colin PurringtonInsect hotel at Mohonk Mountain House. Quite a nice selection of nesting tubes. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/wasps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wasps</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/InsectHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InsectHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/BeeHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeeHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#entomology</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mohonk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mohonk</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/hydrangea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hydrangea</a>

Colin PurringtonNice article about bee hotels being installed by Rutgers University and the Horticulture Society of New York. Shows a cleanable house design (without bamboo!) and acknowledges that many of the occupants are likely to be wasps and that's OK. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/BeeHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeeHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/InsectHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InsectHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/wasps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wasps</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/nyc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nyc</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#entomology</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/17/nyregion/bee-hotels-new-york.html?unlocked_article_code=1.u00.QmQW.dYVmMB687jXZ&smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/17/nyregion/bee-hotels-new-york.html?unlocked_article_code=1.u00.QmQW.dYVmMB687jXZ&smid=url-share</a>

JdeB<a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Rewilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Rewilding</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Garden</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/BeeHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeeHotel</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Correction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Correction</a>This is how it should be done:acknowledge a mistake, publish a correction; give credit where it's due; share that new knowledge as best you can. Kudos to Tec Mow 👍 The man is into gardening to improve biodiversity, sustainability and more. Than he made a small mistake on the topic of bee hotels."Don't Make This Bee Hotel MISTAKES" [3:55 min] by Tec Mow<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCW0vHgh4sM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCW0vHgh4sM</a> Quote by TM: "17 mrt 2023 In my previous video I gave some incomplete and poor advice. If you want to know how to properly make a bee hotel below is the link to Marc Carlton's PDF Guide: [link provided in the subscription] but: In summary: * Keep them Somewhere Sunny * Replace materials every 2 years or line the holes * Seal the back so it's not a wind tunnel * Put it somewhere sunny * Keep them dry over the winter. In the UK and Ireland it's so wet that even when they have a roof it's often insufficient. So take them into a shed or porch (cold and dry). Although you can buy them, they're easy to make for a fraction of the cost so why wouldn't you have a go?"

Colin PurringtonHere's why insect hotels should be protected with wire screening. The downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) is going after invasive sculptured resin bees (Megachile sculpturalis) from Asia, so I'm not super concerned. I'd moved most of the other nesting blocks into my garage months ago. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/BeeHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeeHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/InsectHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InsectHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/woodpecker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#woodpecker</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birds</a>.

Colin PurringtonManaged to get a photograph of the parent today. Given the all-black color and pale hair I think this is a Mexican grass-carrying wasp (Isodontia mexicana). <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/wasps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wasps</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#entomology</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/BeeHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeeHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/InsectHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InsectHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/isodontia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#isodontia</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/sphecidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sphecidae</a>

Colin PurringtonUPDATE: Here's the wasp larva after just three (3!) days eating tree crickets. What a piglet. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/wasps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wasps</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#entomology</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/BeeHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeeHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/InsectHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InsectHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/isodontia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#isodontia</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/sphecidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sphecidae</a>

Colin PurringtonIf anyone is curious, here's the observation wing at my insect hotel. Mine is homemade but you can buy them from several companies (link). Perfect gift for the nature fan in your life. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/BeeHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeeHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/InsectHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InsectHotel</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#entomology</a> <a href="https://colinpurrington.com/2019/05/where-to-buy-mason-bee-houses/#:~:text=Hotels%20with%20observation%20windows" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://colinpurrington.com/2019/05/where-to-buy-mason-bee-houses/#:~:text=Hotels%20with%20observation%20windows</a>

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