Seminar Talk – Learn How to Create a Healthy Habitat for Mason and Leafcutter Bees #NWFGS

We were honored to be asked to speak on the main stage at the Northwest Flower & Garden Festival at the Seattle Convention Center and teach more people about solitary bees. We did an extensive talk about mason and leafcutter bees and how to create a healthy habitat for them.

Full videos that we referenced in our talk:

BABY BEES!! Look Inside a Mason Bee Nesting Block – https://youtu.be/f_9WN4k4_Cc

WATCH MASON BEES EMERGE – https://youtu.be/AGzb5S1LarI

IDENTIFY WHAT IS INSIDE YOUR NESTING BLOCK – https://youtu.be/zLg0bYXgu-U

BEE BUMS!! WHERE DO BEES SLEEP AT NIGHT? – https://youtu.be/pzjGBWEbBV4

MASON BEE PREDATOR – MONO WASPS – https://youtu.be/xUpILU1PVOY

TAKE CLOSE LOOK AT MONO WASPS INSIDE A COCOON – https://youtu.be/J2PO9XBQfWA

MASON BEE PREDATOR RESEARCH BY UC RIVERSIDE “POLLEN MITES & CHALKBROOD” – https://youtu.be/ms_AHoExOCg

HOW TO TRANSITION OLD NESTING MATERIAL TO HEALTHY NESTING MATERIAL – https://youtu.be/ms_AHoExOCg

HOW TO PROTECT AND STORE YOUR MASON BEES OVER THE SUMMER – https://youtu.be/ReJmfnISTZQ

WHAT DO LEAFCUTTER BEES LOOK LIKE – https://youtu.be/FRF6Hg9axJw

MASON BEE FALL HARVEST – https://youtu.be/wzDWeADhOno