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What are the Best Flowers for Mason Bees and Butterflies?
What are the Best Flowers for Mason Bees and Butterflies? You cannot and shouldn’t answer this question by naming a flower variety. First, we should define what Mason bees and Leafcutter bees need in a flower. Mason Bees and Leafcutter Bees need the following: Flowers that Mason bees and Leafcutter bees can see! Flowers that have a scent. Mason Bees especially need an early-blooming variety. Mason bees and Leafcutter bees
You think climate change is a problem for Mason Bees!
Insect apocalypse' poses risk to all life on Earth: Half of all bugs have been lost since 1970 and 400,000 species face extinction due to heavy use of pesticides, a report warns Leading ecologists at University of Sussex carried out a report for Wildlife Trusts Pesticide use has doubled over 25 years, leading 23 species of bees to go extinct Professor Dave Goulson believes Brexit could help control pesticides By Milly Vincent For Mailonline
Flower preference in Mason Bees
Flower preference in Mason Bees Mason Bees have a preference for certain flowers and fruit blossoms. Mason Bees love fruit trees, apple, cherry, plum, pear, and blueberries, just to name a few. The problem is two-fold, Mason Bees are sometimes out and working before the fruit trees or bush in the case of blueberries began to blossom. There is a need to bridge the gap between when the Mason Bee starts to forage for