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JCS Wildlife Double-Wide Large Poly Lumber and Pine Mason Bee House - Handmade in the USA
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JCS Wildlife Double-Wide Large Poly Lumber and Pine Mason Bee House...
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Description
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Product Overview
This beautiful double-wide hand-made Bee House from JCs Wildlife is crafted from durable recycled poly lumber with stainless steel screws and routed edges. It will not crack, split, fade, or stain, and the UV-protected colors remain vibrant for years. Inside are 16 removable charred-pine panels that create ideal nesting chambers for mason bees and make seasonal cleaning simple. The charred pine provides a natural scent that attracts bees and creates a cozy nesting environment. Made in the USA.
This house attracts mason, orchard, leaf-cutter, aphid, and carpenter bees. Mount it on a post or building using the included hardware, facing East or Southeast so bees can warm up in the morning sun. Install 3–5 feet above ground and away from pesticide use. Bees will naturally locate the house without assistance.
Spring
When temperatures reach about 55°F, adult mason bees emerge, mate, and begin searching for nesting sites. Females lay eggs through late spring. Have your bee house installed before emergence.
Summer
Eggs hatch within about a week. Larvae feed on stored pollen and nectar, then spin cocoons in late June. No external activity is visible during this time. Do not disturb the house.
Fall
In October, remove the panels to inspect the cocoons. Each nesting channel may contain up to 8 cocoons. Carefully remove them and store them in a container in the refrigerator.
Winter
Cocoons remain dormant for about six months, either in the refrigerator or left in the house. Clean all nesting slots thoroughly before spring.
Next Spring
When temperatures reach about 57°F for several days, place the cocoons outside in a protective container with a small exit hole. Adults will emerge and begin the cycle again. For regional timing and species information, consult your local extension office.
Mason Bee Fun Facts
- Mason bees are 30–60 times more effective pollinators than honey bees.
- One female mason bee equals the pollination power of about 100 honey bees.
- Adults live only 3–6 weeks.
- They use mud to build walls between cocoons.
- Six mason bees can pollinate a fruit tree.
- A female visits about 75 flowers per trip and may need 35 trips per larva.
- They only use natural or man-made holes.
- A single bee may visit up to 2,400 flowers per day.
- Mason bees are gentle and safe for children to observe.
- They pollinate over 90% of the flowers they visit.
- Males emerge first in spring.
- Their foraging range is about 100 yards.
- One female can lay up to 36 eggs and chooses the sex of each one.
- Mason bees are native to North America.
- They use scent to locate their specific nesting hole.
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I raise native bees on 11 acres, so I slightly changed this design (easily accomplished) to accommodate three cycles of bees from spring to summer using blocks and cardboard tubes/reeds inside the house. I was given one house for Christmas last year, and loved it so much I purchased four more. I designed a Bee Condo using five houses, and my guy did most of the construction. I would submit a photo if I could...I can’t wait for spring to observe the bees in their new homes❤️🐝...........
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We bought one. We had it for a couple years. My husband decided to build us something more modular out of regular wood to store bet the winter and set this house on top. It was a great theory.
Our ladies love their yellow condo. The modular regular wood less so. Our ladies showed us how much more they preferred their yellow digs. Can’t dispute filled tubes.
So we bought our ladies a 2nd double house and they are happy and busy busy bees. It’s worth the investment with the length of time it lasts.
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Just erected it. November in C. Florida. Will need to wait until Feb for the bees.
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I had a situation similar to Melissa (see her 4/21/2020 review photo) - a 'warped' cross 'T' section. The vertical piece of the yellow 'T' was 1/8 too long so the worker bent the horizontal ends down to align with the screw holes, resulting in a very stupid looking arc across the horizontal plane. I fixed it by taking it apart, trimming off 1/8 from the bottom the 'T' cross section on a miter saw and resembled the house with properly squared 90 degree angles. It's very disappointing to seek out 'Made in USA' products to support US workers and then receive something that never should have made it past quality control. Of course, the bees do not care, but they aren't paying these prices. At any rate, I am now satisfied with the beehouse. It's a good design that should last forever.
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We have installed the bee house facing to the southeast and are waiting for our bees to arrive (another week or so).
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It's a gift, that I will be back to also buy myself. Love it
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Awesome product!!!
K
Haven't used yet but know I will get many years use from this well made bee home
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How should I hang my double wide bee house? Please explain the boards with metal Ls and the composite wedges. Thank you!
This bee house includes mounting hardware so that it can be mounted to a post or building. I have my own house mounted to my fence. The wooden inserts are made of charred pine wood containing cavities in which the mason bees will use mud to construct the walls between their cocoons. The L brackets are so that the trays can easily be removed from the box.