(Only six) Mason Bee Fun Facts
- Eloise
- Dec 21, 2022
- 1 min read
Mason bees are super pollinators! One mason bee can pollinate as many flowers in one day as it takes 100 honeybees to do in one day!!
Mason bees are solitary bees, which means that they don’t live in a colony.
In general mason bees are smaller than honeybees and bumblebees.
Not all mason bees have yellow and black stripes.
Mason bees only sting if squeezed, and if you get stung the sting has no venom unlike most bees.
Mason bees are called mason bees because they use mud to seal off their egg chambers.
Information comes from books and websites.
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