New bees on the block - Red orchard mason bees start work

[BatDetectors1]

Awesome! Well, mine is built, lined & ready to go - Then I found out that I need to wait 'till April! : (

[robomantis]

My bees emerged a few days ago. They all mated and such. But the females have been inactive for days. Do their ovaries need time to develope? I hope nothing is wrong.

[RoseDawnDayMoon]

@robomantis  Great video!

Females mate only once, males are able to mate more than once. Females feed after mating, and there is a slight delay before nesting starts. I am sure that everything is OK. You have some lovely bees!

[solitarybee]

@RoseDawnDayMoon Thanks - these bees were the earliest of my wave of bees this year. Will see what numbers come out of the tubes.

[solitarybee]

@robomantis - the inactivity is in my experience mostly down to temperature. Below 14°C they are not too motivated.

[robomantis]

@solitarybee Ok thanks!