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#beehotel

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Colin Purrington

This might be a record for me: 16 mason bee cocoons in a single nesting tube. The ones 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. #InsectHotel #BeeHotel #bees #cocoons #insects #pollinators #hymenoptera #osmia #haplodiploidy

Series of orange, cylindrical cocoons that were inside a paper straw nesting tube.
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Colin Purrington

Just a man roasting a hot dog on a burning bee hotel. These cheapo ones made with bamboo cannot be cleaned and thus are only good for propagating mites and Houdini flies. #InsectHotel #BeeHotel #bees #insects #pollinators #canada #vancouver #bamboo instagram.com/p/CHJMuEvnKTy/

Instagram𝘽𝙚𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙣 on Instagram: "Gord is showing off what mass produced bamboo bee homes are good for... as they are definitely not suitable homes for bees! Scroll to find out why 👆⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #bees #masonbees #masonbee #pollinators #growmorefood #vancouverisland #cabadianbusiness #growyourownfood #solitarybees #invasivespecies #parasites #massmanufacturing #shoplocal #masonbeesofinstagram"47 likes, 6 comments - masonbeecanadian on November 3, 2020: "Gord is showing off what mass produced bamboo bee homes are good for... as they are definitely not suitable homes for bees! Scroll to find out why 👆⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #bees #masonbees #masonbee #pollinators #growmorefood #vancouverisland #cabadianbusiness #growyourownfood #solitarybees #invasivespecies #parasites #massmanufacturing #shoplocal #masonbeesofinstagram".
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Colin Purrington

Missing from the above site is the answer to, "How do I clean a bamboo insect hotel?" The answer, of course, is that you can't — there's no easy way to open them, plus they are often glued in place. And if bees are nesting in the same stems year after year, so are Houdini flies, parasitic wasps, mites, dermestid beetles, fungi, and bacteria. Sure, your local bees will keep using the bamboo and everything *appears* peachy, but if you split one open you'd likely find it loaded with things that are making the bees sad. #InsectHotel #BeeHotel #ParasiteHotel #bees #insects #bamboo

Blue-roofed insect hotel stuffed with bamboo sections.
Two tall insect hotels equipped with sections of bamboo.
Insect hotel with sections of bamboo and decorative roof with a 1/2" overhang.
Display of insect hotels at a store. Most are filled with bamboo.
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