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Mason Bees: Cocoon Harvesting Classes

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You saw mason bees filling holes last spring. Now you can see what really happened inside those holes! Bring your own filled blocks and tubes to harvest cocoons, or harvest some of ours for us. Just interested in learning how you can help spring pollinators?  Come learn best practices for helping these solitary bees to gather food, build their nests, lay their eggs, and protect their cocoons so they can continue their cycle of pollinating your spring blossoming fruit trees and gathering food from native plants and other flowers for the next generation.

2024 Class Options

Each class will include:

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  • Learn the lifecycle of Mason Bees

  • ​When and how to store cocoons from June to October

  • How to harvest and clean cocoons, ridding them of disease and pests

  • How to store after cleaning until spring release

  • When and how to release in the spring

OSU Extension Linn County
Tangent, OR
October 10th

The October 19th Class is now full. There are still openings for the October 10th Class.  Click the link below for registration details.

10/10/24
10/19/24

Lebanon Senior Center
Lebanon, OR
October 19th, 2024

New this year!  This class will be taught in the morning at the Lebanon Senior Center.

10/19/24

Old Mill Center
Corvallis, OR
October 15th & October 17th

We have two different days scheduled at the Old Mill Center in Corvallis.  October 15th is a morning class and October 17th is an evening class. Click your choice for more details.

10/15/24
10/17/24

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Download the Mason Bee Calendar

Track the current state of the bee's lifecycle, know when to do your part in helping these bees not only survive, but thrive.

Mason Bees are one of the many native species of bees in Oregon. Their numbers have been decreasing as invasive species move in, their native habitats are being destroyed, and pests are killing the cocoons.  With your assistance, we can significantly increase their survival rate.
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