MattwithouttheT 🎩
@mathew
Drinking coffee and harvesting mason bee cocoons, a fall tradition.
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Vera Faye
@verafaye
this is fascinating. I’ve never heard of harvesting mason bee cocoons. can you please explain why you do this?
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MattwithouttheT 🎩
@mathew
They’re great pollinators. You collect their cocoons in the fall to clean and store them, to protect them from parasites and extreme weather. Put them out the following spring and let them do their thing!
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Vera Faye
@verafaye
I am so glad to have learned about this practice. thank you Mathew! I’ll definitely bee (🐝😂🫶) looking into this !
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