I live in southeastern wisconsin and was wondering if it was too late to buy and introduce bees into my newly built top bar hive
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Yes - currently, still shipping - watching weather patterns closely - think shipments in next several days will be fine - thank you for your interest. Harry/Honey Page 336.314.6234
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This house is for the orchard mason bee, which are small. The female bees use these houses to lay their eggs. This type of bee is not so "hive-minded" like honey bees. But! Mason bees are work horses at pollinating-better than honey bees. more pollination more product. :) Google "Mason bees" there is quite a bit information there-from buying bees, managing bees, wintering over bee cocoons, mud, preditors, parasites and etc. I bought this house for my dad's vegetable garden; this will be his first year with the bees. He is very excited. Good luck to you and happy gardening with your new little friends! ;) This house is for the orchard mason bee, which are small. The female bees use these houses to lay their eggs. This type of bee is not so "hive-minded" like honey bees. But! Mason bees are work horses at pollinating-better than honey bees. more pollination more product. :) Google "Mason bees" there is quite a bit information there-from buying bees, managing bees, wintering over bee cocoons, mud, preditors, parasites and etc. I bought this house for my dad's vegetable garden; this will be his first year with the bees. He is very excited. Good luck to you and happy... » Read More This house is for the orchard mason bee, which are small. The female bees use these houses to lay their eggs. This type of bee is not so "hive-minded" like honey bees. But! Mason bees are work horses at pollinating-better than honey bees. more pollination more product. :) Google "Mason bees" there is quite a bit information there-from buying bees, managing bees, wintering over bee cocoons, mud, preditors, parasites and etc. I bought this house for my dad's vegetable garden; this will be his first year with the bees. He is very excited. Good luck to you and happy gardening with your new little friends! ;) « Show Less
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I live in Homestead, Fl and mine are doing really well. I planted mine along my fence and 6 months time a few of them have quadrupled in size. They are doing much better than the honey suckle I planted.
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Generally bees won't migrate to a brand new hive, and if you try to attract wild bees it could, potentially, take years, or a few weeks, or never. You can contact fire departments or local pet stores and ask if they have a swarm list, if so you can ask to be placed on it. You can also try contacting local beekeepers to get started. Try some of the beekeeping forums for more information. This list is from a few years ago, but may still be valid. http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?218154-Bee-Oueens-and-Package-Provider-List&highlight;=Gardner\'s
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They work well for me when used correctly. You must put up early before wasp has made their nest. Also take down in rain unless well protected and put right back up. I have had no wasp or bees.
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This is a house for Mason bees - see &lt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_bee&gt;. The bees are non-stinging, and are active only in the Spring, after which time they die off. During the Spring, the bees gather nectar and pollen and insert it as a mass into the compartments of the house. Eggs which are laid on top of the nectar/pollen mass hatch in early Spring. The bees are great pollinators of flowers, especially the flowers of fruit trees. We have peach and apple trees in our backyard that are pollinated by 100's of our Mason bees. We have had a very hard winter here in southeast Michigan - hopefully, the eggs laid last Spring by our bees will be able to hatch o.k. in a few weeks.
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Yes! I live in a wooded area so I take the cork out, dump the dead bees in the woods and then just rinse the trap out. (You could probably dump it in a toilet.) I'm amazed at how quickly it fills up with bees again!
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I originally said I don't know, but I think the answer is actually no. I have a lot of honeybees too and Ive never seen one in the trap. Probably because they don't burrow
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I have a Black Dragon Wisteria but it did not bloom this year because I planted it in the summer. I do know that my Russian sage attracts honeybees every year and I use to have a Summersweet and every year around July 4th, it was covered with honeybees. Honey bees are endangered in the wild and not as common to see anymore. You may want to look into buying a home for Mason bees. They are said to be the best pollenators and they are really fascinating.
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Do not kill the bees since there is a bee shortage. Check your yellow pages for bee removal companies. Some of them will remove hives for free.
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I have not had any bees or wasps in this one at all. Sometimes, if the sugar water is spilled on the top, you might see one licking the top of it but they cannot get into it at all. Just keep it clean and you shouldn't have any problems.
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We have bats already flying about. We hope to increase the population by installing the bat house. The weather has not permitted us to install yet. We will have to wait until spring to install it
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its a mix of bees wax and plastic I took one on my first order I made and melted one down there is more bees wax then plastic the plastic is just for a foundation to make sure the wax can with stand any weather. My first order I put in with my hive they had it built and filled with in three week. If your starting out this is the cheap and best way to do it instead of building your own . if you want to go a really cheap way just put a coupel of frames in a box and leave the rest open the bees will fill the rest but its slow process.
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this is a tropical plant and is very particular about its environment, as i live in New York i will not be putting it out side, that said i am sure if a bee where to go inside, it would would run the risk of getting stuck.
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Every 7-14 days. Use early in the am or later in the pm to avoid killing bees.
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I haven't had a problem with bees so far. I do have flowers just a few feet away from the Hummzinger that attracts bees, wasps, butterflies and other bugs. I have seen bees or wasps flying in the vicinity of the Hummzinger, but have not seen any try to land on it. They just continue on by.
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Yes - or, another alternative - if you order today depending upon your location and USPS post carrier and postal office, you may be able to pick them up or receive delivery this Saturday or Sunday - since many are 24 hour facilities - USPS ground trucks run 24/7 - no matter what (when you'd like delivery) bees will be fresh, healthy and large packages - if ordered today bees would be shipped prior to 3:00 pm from Kernersville, NC thanks for your inquiry - pleasure to help you any possible way - please send telephone number so we can place on label if you decide to proceed - thank you