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Mason bees?

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  • LeadFarmerLeadFarmer Posts: 1,500
    Nice to see. When fixing your G Pilkington box to the wall, did you just use the supplied bracket at the top of the box, with one screw?
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Yes.
  • CrazybeeladyCrazybeelady Posts: 778
    @LeadFarmer have you had any leafcutters out yet? 
  • LeadFarmerLeadFarmer Posts: 1,500
    Crazybeelady said:
    @LeadFarmer have you had any leafcutters out yet? 
    Sadly not, nothing at all, both eh LC and the mason cocoons are unhatched so far. How about you?
  • CrazybeeladyCrazybeelady Posts: 778
    Well I only had about 9 Mason cocoons, no leafcutters. 3 had hatched, but I'm holiday at the mo, so not sure if the remaining ones have.
  • LeadFarmerLeadFarmer Posts: 1,500
    Crazybeelady said:
    Well I only had about 9 Mason cocoons, no leafcutters. 3 had hatched, but I'm holiday at the mo, so not sure if the remaining ones have.
    Fingers crossed for you then (and me)  :)
  • alexryzawlskiqBU-X4OFalexryzawlskiqBU-X4OF Posts: 163
    I use bamboo. I get leafcutters mason bees and other types that are quite small which I don't know the names of. The colony is still quite small after a couple of years but its OK for my small plot
    Happy Gardening
  • LeadFarmerLeadFarmer Posts: 1,500
    Crazybeelady said:
    @LeadFarmer have you had any leafcutters out yet? 
    Still nothing hatched yet, but its quite cold up here in S Yorkshire lately, maybe they are waiting for it to warm up a bit?
  • CrazybeeladyCrazybeelady Posts: 778
    I read something the other day saying they can fly in fairly low temps so I'm not sure. Hopefully they'll be out soon, I would have thought late April is getting close to the cut off now. I'm struggling to imagine cold at the mo, its about 30°c where I am in USA right now. And yet I'm sitting reading the GW forum, what a sad case 😂
  • LeadFarmerLeadFarmer Posts: 1,500
    Crazybeelady said:
    I read something the other day saying they can fly in fairly low temps so I'm not sure. Hopefully they'll be out soon, I would have thought late April is getting close to the cut off now. I'm struggling to imagine cold at the mo, its about 30°c where I am in USA right now. And yet I'm sitting reading the GW forum, what a sad case 😂
    Are you originally from the UK then, but now living in USA?
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