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Refills for Pollinator Kit

No Black House
Mason & Leafcutter Bees
WE CLEAN

Already have a bee house? Get two seasons of pollination with mason bees in spring and leafcutter bees in summer. This refill includes a clean mason bee nesting block with mason bee cocoons, plus a leafcutter bee nesting block with leafcutter bees.

Two bees. Two seasons. More pollination.

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Two Ways to Host Bees?

Choose how hands-on you want to be.

Open grooved mason bee nesting block

Easiest option

WE CLEAN You host. We do the rest. Enjoy your bees and return your filled nesting materials to us at the end of the season.

Services:

  • Harvest the cocoons
  • Clean the bees
  • Remove pests and parasites
  • Provide winter care
Harvested mason bee cocoons in a hand

Most hands-on

YOU CLEAN You host. You care for your bees. For gardeners who want to harvest, clean and store their own bees each year.

Experiences:

  • Harvest your own cocoons
  • Clean your own bees
  • Prepare your own nesting materials
  • Store your own bees for winter

What's Included

  • Fall Maintenance & Cleaning of Your Cocoons and Sterilize Nesting Blocks
  • Black shelter house
  • Clean mason bee nesting block
  • 50+ mason bee cocoons
  • Leafcutter bee nesting block with leafcutter bees
  • Bag of clay for mason bee nesting
  • Pack of pollinator seeds
  • Return label for easy end-of-season return

Hosting Both Bees Is Easy

You don’t need two bee houses to enjoy spring and summer pollination. Mason bees and leafcutter bees use the same shelter house at different times of the year. Start with mason bees in spring, where they pollinate fruit trees, berries and early-blooming flowers. Once their 6–8 week season is over, simply remove their nesting block and replace it with your leafcutter bee block when summer temperatures arrive. Leafcutter bees then take over, pollinating vegetable gardens, flowers and other summer blooms.
One bee house. Two bees. Two seasons of pollination.

Why Choose the Pollinator Kit?

Why choose just one season of pollination? The Pollinator Kit gives you mason bees for spring and leafcutter bees for summer, helping pollinate your yard throughout the growing season.
Mason bees get to work when fruit trees, berries and early spring flowers are blooming. As summer arrives, leafcutter bees take over, pollinating vegetable gardens, flowers and other summer blooms.

When They Emerge & How to Set Up

Start with your mason bees in spring. Set up your bee house and nesting block, place the emergence tube on top, remove the tape covering the hole, and watch your mason bees emerge when temperatures reach around 55°F.
After their 6–8 week season, remove the mason bee nesting block. When summer temperatures are consistently 75°F or warmer, swap in your leafcutter bee nesting block for summer pollination.
Watch our video for a step-by-step guide to setting up your Pollinator Kit and switching from spring to summer bees.

Our Fall Cleaning Service

At Rent Mason Bees, we make hosting mason bees easy by taking care of the fall cleaning for you. At the end of the season, keep your black shelter house and return your nesting blocks to us in September.
We harvest and clean the cocoons, remove predators like pollen mites, Houdini flies and chalkbrood, and sterilize the nesting blocks to help prevent threats from carrying into the next season. Healthy cocoons are carefully sorted and stored under proper conditions through the winter.
Come spring, healthy mason bees are ready to emerge, pollinate and begin the cycle again.

Watch How We Clean 3 Million Cocoons

Where this can ship

United States only. We do not ship to Canada. No live bees to AL, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, WY.

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