On 07/30/2014 06:46 AM, Pat Kiewicz wrote:
Todd said:
Hi All,

Just small talk.

I asked a farmer customer / friend of mine about
my weird bees. I described their looks and how
they moved at right angles. And how they darted at
you.

He said they are called Mason Bees
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_bee

I'm partial to leaving bundles of cut bamboo stakes or just
short bamboos stakes stuck here and there in the garden.

For ideas:
http://www.foxleas.com/bee_house.htm



A farmer customer/friend of mine told me this about
his mason bees:

Drill 5/16" holes all the way through a 4" to 5" cedar
block. Close off one side with a removable plank. At
the end of the year, remove the plank and clean out
the holes (they won't come back it the holes are not
clean