How to take the mason bee cocoons out 10 times faster?

700 cocoons of Red Mason Bee (Osmia rufa L. / Osmia bicornis)

This amount is enough for half a hectare of apple and pear orchard. Check the recommended numbers of bees for 1ha of of other crops: (click here)

After purchasing cocoons, they should be kept in a cool place (preferably at a temperature of about 2 degrees Celsius), in a place providing protection against moisture and rodents. It is necessary to check their condition every two weeks, and about 2-3 weeks before the expected flowering of plants, cocoons should be placed in the orchard, garden or plantation. This will allow the bees to gradually wake up.

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Bees should be placed in the target place at a height about one meter above the ground, preferably in a cocoon release box that protects the cocoons from rodents, wind and rain, near the nests prepared for them.