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Mason Bee 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 or 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

OSU Extension Lane County
Eugene, OR
October 5th, 2024

We have two time slots for you to choose from, one in the morning, the other in the afternoon.  Click your choice for more details 

10am
1:30pm

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

Polk County Master Gardener Inspiration Garden

Details still to come.

OSU Extension Linn County
Tangent, OR
October 10th & October 19th

We have two different days scheduled at the Linn County Extension Offices.  Click your choice for more 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
Mason Bees are one of the many native species of bees in Oregon. Currently, in nature, the mason bees have a 30% survival rate.  Their numbers have been decreasing as invasive bee species move in, their native habitats are being destroyed, and pests are killing the cocoons.  With your assistance, we can increase their survival rate to 90%.
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