Red mason bee season kicks off in Hull!

Red mason bee nesting in an artificial wooden nest at Wilberforce College. The red circle highlights a cell delimited by mud walls and containing a pollen provision with an egg attached to it (on the left)

Everyone loves warm, sunny weather, especially red mason bees! Thanks to the fine weather over the last few weeks, the red mason bees, after sleeping through the winter, have finally started to emerge from their cocoons - read Elisa’s latest update on our grant website here as well as all the field updates from earlier in the season.