I do not think the bees will have time to fill all the holes, but they are trying. I placed these 2x4 blocks with holes drilled in them, non pressure treated but heat treated for them to make mud homes in.
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Camera Model | Canon EOS Rebel T1i |
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Lens | EF-S 18-55mm |
Filter | UV filter to protect lens |
Aperture | f/7.1 |
Shutter Speed | 1/100 sec |
Film Speed | 100 |
Spectrum | Visual Light |
Wavelength | 380 through 700 nanometers |
Location | Georgia USA. |
The bees already filled in the bamboo stick placed to the left, seems thats prime real estate and they filled it in a matter of days.
They will fill the holes with mud, collected from near by. Its usually an reddish orange due to the high iron in our local soil. Also known as red georgia clay, its distinctive in appearance. But the bees seem to work with it, at least the mason bees do.
Resin bees will make their homes with mud as well, but the color of the mud is white instead of red or brown like mason bees. You can tell the Resin bees also from the bright yellow underside of their abdomen.
Three of the holes appear to be homes of spiders in the left corner. The bees wont go in these holes but seem to check them out occasionally.
Within a few weeks alot of the holes will be filled, the females may have to wait another year to fill the rest though I think they will remeber this home and make good use of it. Im thinking of building more for the bees, just need to find a good place for the bees to access it.
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