Here is some info on Mason Bees (Blue Orchard Bees)

Below are links that are helpful.

Mason Bees

Bee Diverse Mason bee houses, orchard mason bee and blue orchard bee.

Pollinating Insect-Biology, Management, Systematics Research : Build a Nesting Block

Agricultural bee-nesting tubes

Knox Cellars Native Pollinators

Bees 2000-2001

Suppliers of Pollen Bees

Pollinator Paradise

Management of Hornfaced Bees for Orchard Pollination

Solitary Bees: An Addition to Honey Bees

The hornfaced bee, Osmia cornifrons, and the blue orchard bee, or orchard mason bee, Osmia lignaria, are pollinators of fruit trees. This site gives information on rearing bees, bee supplies, pollination, and other sites of interest.

Product Descriptions

Mites on Mason Bees

Popular article about Krombein's Hairy-Footed Mite, a pest of the Orchard Mason Bee, and its control in the Seattle, Washington area.

Non-Apis Bee Vendors

Insect Note 109

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