Where can you buy the white paper tube inserts to be placed into the cardboard or bamboo ones ? Thx great info . 👍⚾️
@paulsimpson90566 ай бұрын
Mason Bee Central is the first place that came up for me but I'm in BC, not sure your location. I think originally I bought them online from a supplier on Vancouver Island....
@UHarshanBlackBoy19958 ай бұрын
Nice and cute bees!
@everybodyyogastudio2129 ай бұрын
Weird, it seemed like he had to try several times, he didnt die after like some bees, and she seemed irritated by the sperm- almost like she was trying to get it out afterwards. And i think she did leave some of the sperm on the table 😅
@user-ej6gb8iz4i Жыл бұрын
👏👍
@Rudimentary007 Жыл бұрын
Good info.👍
@paulsimpson9056 Жыл бұрын
Thanks, I'm glad it was of some help.
@elw6150 Жыл бұрын
Nope, the parchment liners are not good, the bees do not like them. All my female bees spent hours chewing them up and spitting them onto the ground. I couldn't believe it. So I used the method a lady I bought additional bees from, she never removes them from the wooden drilled holes. She just let's them winter over in the wood house. So I tried that and it worked better for me than trying to desperately to remove all the cocoons, cleaning, storing properly etc. put them out when spring came, almost all of them did not hatch.
@sherrialahmad180 Жыл бұрын
Great idea! Thank you for sharing.
@ericp99902 жыл бұрын
Do you have to build more houses to accommodate the volume of the new bees?
@paulsimpson90562 жыл бұрын
Each female can fill 2-3 chambers or tubes. So if you get good hatches or increase your numbers over the year then yes. If you don't increase the capacity the bees will then just go out and look for other nesting sites, so no worries.
@gwis1002 жыл бұрын
Fatty, Cannondale, Kirkland, Costco…America!
@rhw78792 жыл бұрын
Where did you buy the tubes and cylinder houses? Link please..
@paulsimpson90562 жыл бұрын
Sorry Rob, it's been a lot of years since I purchased everything so can't say clearly. The tubes were purchased at a local Wildbirds Unlimited that has since closed. I believe the liners from a place in Black Creek on Vancouver Island. But it was only a one time purchase as I switched to just making my own out of parchment paper.
@rhw78792 жыл бұрын
Thanks Paul. I was referring to the colored blocks actually
@paulsimpson90562 жыл бұрын
@@rhw7879 oh okay, my answer would be the same though, 🤷♂️hahaha
@rhw78792 жыл бұрын
@@paulsimpson9056 lol dang it. I wonder if they were made with a 3D printer?
@paulsimpson90562 жыл бұрын
@@rhw7879 not to my knowledge as I don't remember that in the product description. I have seen recently at some bee supply place they selling these still. I see "beediverse" for one has them. I'm in Southern BC Canada, so that may not help you....
@nancyjacobs20132 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video! I ran out of paper tubes as soon as I received my nest box, and I have parchment paper, so I am ready to get this going!
@paulsimpson90562 жыл бұрын
Oh great, glad it helped someone else. Thank you!
@gohanis2 жыл бұрын
Just got second shipment of full tubes from my dad in Sooke. I'm in fort McMurray, so different climate, but I'm hoping to have success this year. Think I have 300 or so. Been pretty fun sorting them, and removing the parasitic wasps. Just learned about chalk brood, pollen mites (if you see a chamber full of yellowish pollen, usually moving) and some mold. Very few moldy chambers. I am so excited for this summer
@paulsimpson90562 жыл бұрын
Sounds great Ken, hope you have success with them!
@myretiredhobbiesgainesvill81402 жыл бұрын
I plan to start trying to attract mason bees in my garden, so I am interested in learning all I can about mason bees and how to manage them. I enjoyed you video and subscribed to your channel. I look forward to watching more of your videos. Thanks for sharing.
@paulsimpson90562 жыл бұрын
Thanks and good luck!
@paulsimpson90563 жыл бұрын
To some degree keeping them cool does delay the hatch but eventually they will hatch anyways as they seem to have an internal clock.
@pand92933 жыл бұрын
Can you delay or anticipate the hatching at ease just by putting the cocoons in the fridge?
@37Iulian3 жыл бұрын
Hello! Where can I buy cardboard tubes? What size (inside diameter)?
@paulsimpson90563 жыл бұрын
All depends where you live.......I'm in Vancouver B.C.
@paulsimpson90563 жыл бұрын
Inside dia is aprox 1/4"
@lord.joseenriquemaysonetma98003 жыл бұрын
Hola buenos días yo quiero ejercer él títulos de Nobleza qué es Caballero-hidalgo en su país y en el mío gracias por su atención saludos cordiales feliz día para todos ustedes.
@paulsimpson90563 жыл бұрын
Jake, it's British OO scale which is 1:76, slightly larger than HO but compatible.
@jakefletcher56263 жыл бұрын
What a good tour of your layout what scale is it
@jakefletcher56263 жыл бұрын
What scale is it
@paulsimpson90563 жыл бұрын
OO = 1:76
@NatureBelgium4 жыл бұрын
Very nice video! Keep up the good work! Checkout my vids!
@ArcadiaJunctionModelTrains4 жыл бұрын
Very enjoyable indeed! Triang Super 4 is an excellent and much under appreciated track system. You can run anything on it from 1950s trains to the latest models. I love it. It looks great too when ballasted up.
@paulsimpson90564 жыл бұрын
Thank you and totally agree!
@paulsimpson90564 жыл бұрын
Larry, I have tried before with just the rolled up parchment and it worked okay. I just continued to use the cardboard tubes as I already had them.
@larrydavis70084 жыл бұрын
Do you need the cardboard tubes or could you just put the rolled parchment paper tubes directly into the wood?
@eccentricoldcow2 жыл бұрын
Yeah Larry, you can roll up paper for any nest tube. I always do, as it means if there is no disease inside the nest tubes or damp you can reuse them and not have to break them open ruining a second or even third use. Bees prefer once used cells to brand new. Which is why they favour home made tubes as opposed to card I spose. I just use some brown paper I either get with parcels and iron them out or I bought a nice roll of thinner brown paper used by decorators in the diy shop, quite cheaply. Will last me years. Here's my video for your interest kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHmueqpmgtGFfqc
@7891234able4 жыл бұрын
Ty so much. I will do the making my own. Your appreciated
@Keikue14 жыл бұрын
I thumbed down because you said the video was about harvesting, you spent 15 minutes talking and maybe one minute harvesting in the whole video.
@paulsimpson90564 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and listening, LOL!
@planetaryum-yldzevi-gezege25195 жыл бұрын
Hello , thank you for your information. Can I supply " mason bee " from you ? There is no here !! Can i buy my first bess from you ? [email protected]
@nikkilyne365 жыл бұрын
Im going to be making some of these houses cor the bees.got my parchment paper last night lol
@TheSkaarup905 жыл бұрын
Hi Poul I cant find any contact infomation on you but I would like to ask you a few questions about Mason bees if that is okay. My email is [email protected] I hope to hear from you.
@VeeTravels5 жыл бұрын
Paul, thanks so much for the upload. This video provides a very interesting glimpse of what this park is like. I really want to head down here for a weekend. Which camera and stabilizer do you use in the video? I really like the effects I subscribed to your channel and liked the video. I would appreciate it if you looked at some of my videos and provided HONEST feedback. Subscribe if you enjoy :)
@paulsimpson90565 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I took this video with a Samsung Galaxy 6S.
@VeeTravels5 жыл бұрын
Very nice. Still impressive quality even for today's standards.
@paulsimpson90565 жыл бұрын
Thanks again, I now have a Samsung Galaxy 8S, which I’ve used for a few videos. A number of the ones I uploaded were with a Sony FDR-AX53. I viewed your Walking tour of Crescent Beach and found it to be of excellent quality!
@VeeTravels5 жыл бұрын
Oh really? Have you had any issues with the AX53?
@paulsimpson90565 жыл бұрын
No, why has it got a bad rep? I have not really even explored more than its basic functions. I really like the optical zoom and especially for taking pictures as it’s a waste of time even trying a zoom shot on my phone.
@farnorth135 жыл бұрын
When you do it this way, do you reuse the cardboard tubes at all ? or do you throw them away ? if you do reuse them...about how many uses would you get from them ?
@paulsimpson90565 жыл бұрын
Diane, I reuse the tubes and so far have done that for five years. But I do shake out the tubes and then bake them in the oven at about 225F for an hour to make sure the pollen mites are dead.
@farnorth135 жыл бұрын
@@paulsimpson9056 sounds good.... I'm a cheapskate, I don't mind buying them and making paper inserts...I just don't want to have to buy them every year... so much of this sort of thing seem overpriced to me for what they are they should be 5 cents each if you ask me. thanks again.
@paulsimpson90565 жыл бұрын
Diane Cadeau Totally agree! In the first two years I had an explosion of bees and was buying hundreds of these, quickly researched and came up with cheaper alternatives though!
@stevetracy4375 жыл бұрын
Was wondering if one could just put your parchment tubes directly into the holes in the wood instead of having the liners? But I just had the thought: do you remove the liners immediately when you see they are full? And the replace with new ones. I could see that might be an advantage to protect from predators, then keep them still and protected till winter, when you could then free them from the paper tubes? Also might increase your production with fewer roofed boxes?
@paulsimpson90565 жыл бұрын
Hi Steve, I see no reason the parchment would not work. The potential problem would be if you removed the parchment tubes prior to the egg/larvae/bee formation is completed (October ish) and pulled them as soon as they are full, you would run a risk of the larvae being dislodged or disturbed from the pollen/nectar ball its feeding on and being killed as the parchment is not rigid and tends to unroll itself. Also, it would likely mean you would need to disinfect the houses as the pollen mites would infest the wood block, whereas with a cardboard tube they wouldn't. (obviously only if your cardboard tubes were the style that had one end sealed) I have pulled my cardboard tubes when full and replaced them with empty ones in bumper years when I was running low on space in my houses. But its also a great way to keep your $ expenditure on bee houses to a minimum. In practice though I do pull them as soon as all my bees are died off (mid June) for the very reason you mentioned re predators. Care must be given in doing this though as to not dislodge the larvae, so I tip them back, so the tube opening is up. This ensures the larvae stays attached to pollen ball as its placed on the back mud wall of the cell. I then store them in my unheated garage, still vertical, until October when I process them and refrigerate til the Spring. I have put them in my garden shed in the past but found that predators still access them to some degree, so then wrapped them in mosquito netting the next year with better success. Now, I have found the garage to be the best as I don't need to wrap them. Hope this helps, regards, Paul
@wiccansimmer745 жыл бұрын
im a little confused...where are the adult bees at?
@paulsimpson90565 жыл бұрын
Wiccan Simmer the adult bees are fully formed but in a dormant state in the cocoons.
@richierex6 жыл бұрын
Noticed you were running wrong way. In the UK it’s normal for trains too drive on the left. Same as cars.
@paulsimpson90566 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@125sloth3 жыл бұрын
Yes normal, but most main lines are set up for running in both directions if operationally required. Which is why you look both ways at an uncontrolled crossing as a pedestrian.never be complacent due to what you are used to, although there should be signs advising of the possibility of wrong way running. it is becoming more common too due to breakdowns of stupid steam excursion trains, although with the mandatory diesels required on the rear now, they can get the train moving so people in real trains stuck behind, who have a life, and need to be somewhere within a certain timeframe, are not held up by these polluting monstrosities known as steam locomotives. (Just a poor attempt at satire there by the way, settle down "puffer nutters")
@munchkin56746 жыл бұрын
Ok, don't jump all over me for asking this. Many folks new to this are probably wondering what Im about to ask. Can you use plastic straws with paper inserts?
@paulsimpson90566 жыл бұрын
munchkin5674 I’m not sure to be honest. I would say definitely no for overwintering but if just for egg laying then pull the insert for storage it sounds plausible. I’ve heard lots saying not to because the straws are impermeable and you need air exchange but for short term it may not have a negative effect?
@munchkin56746 жыл бұрын
Is there any reason why you can't use plastic straws that you insert paper liners into?
@raydevous81876 жыл бұрын
What brand are the gold cylinder hives and what length tubes would rhey take?
@paulsimpson90566 жыл бұрын
Ray DeVous not sure what brand they are but I bought them at West Coast Seeds here in B.C. they cost $13.99 and came full of 6” tubes! (I attached the block of wood on the back for mounting).
@utubey2k6 жыл бұрын
I think the mold may be due to storage (too humid). Winters are generally very dry for blue orchard bee anyway. I am not sure the cocoons are water permeable. Cocoons float in water for a very long time without seeping in. If they are stored in the tubes (with the mud walls) I doubt the moisture penetrates into the tubes and into the cocoon very much. They can rot as well if they are stored in an "un-breathable" tube like a drinking straw or a metal tube. Oxygen may be a more important factor than moisture. A water molecule is more than twice the size of an oxygen molecule. Mites consume oxygen and seem to be more dependent on high moisture content to proliferate. Eliminating cells with mites in storage may help bee survival rate or make sure the storage system has plenty of fresh oxygen every now and then.
@karunald6 жыл бұрын
I thought with the blocks - you are supposed to stagger them slightly - a bit haphazard vs. a smooth front.
@paulsimpson90566 жыл бұрын
karuna These are commercially made nest blocks I bought. Hadnt heard about staggering the holes before. These nest blocks seem very desirable as they always fill first. I do see how a rough surface is preferable as I have lots of the ones that are made from a type of plastic that separate in half for ease of harvesting. (Shown in this video also) I have clearly seen that the bees cannot cling to this surface anywhere near as easy as the wood ones. Thanks for your comment.
@karunald6 жыл бұрын
staggering them a tad apparently also helps them identify which hole they're looking for.
@teddrossos13426 жыл бұрын
Paul, nice video of your C&C110. You should think about joining the "C&C 110 Owners" group on Facebook. Here's the link to that. There's lot's of great information there. facebook.com/groups/206427463229026
@paulsimpson90566 жыл бұрын
Ted Drossos thank you, I have forwarded your comment to the true owner. Regards, Paul
@MxRavenJay6 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. I wish you the best of luck.
@paulsimpson90566 жыл бұрын
Jayne MacLean Thank you!
@jhowalteylor9866 жыл бұрын
Y esa bista unica
@jhowalteylor9866 жыл бұрын
Tusn la casa
@jenniferperry64966 жыл бұрын
So very cool❤❤
@paulsimpson90566 жыл бұрын
Jennifer Perry Thank you. Am just about to clean out my nesting boxes and wash the cocoons.....already excited for next Spring!
@AeroicaGaming7 жыл бұрын
That one bee near the center never made any progress on getting out of the cocoon:/
@paulsimpson90567 жыл бұрын
Aeroica Gaming, Yes, I witnessed a few of them die in the process of emerging. Guessing they were already in a weakened state while in their cocoons?
@AeroicaGaming7 жыл бұрын
Yeah...I thought the same thing. I probably would have helped it but then you create generation of weak of bees
@peterthomas5837 жыл бұрын
Very good!
@backyarddiyforever26737 жыл бұрын
The tube liners work well. You're right about the cardboard tubes, very difficult to open.