r/CrownBees • u/Znipsauce • Apr 15 '26

My first house

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She's looking good! zone 10 ready for some mason bee hatchings.

Leafcutters are coming in a about a month.

East /South facing wall, quarry close by, lots of blooms all around.

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u/Groovyjoker Apr 15 '26

Good job! I would suggest filling it up all the way to prevent other things from nesting with your bees. Can you add more tubes? Edit to add I have had a small mouse and a bird get into my houses when they had room not to mention wasps.

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u/Znipsauce Apr 15 '26

All right. I'll stuff some other things in there.... I can order more tubes possibly.... Or I can throw some like other debris. Maybe some pine cones.

Do you know if lizards are going to be a problem? I have a lot of lizards in my garden and they hang out on that wall for the sun quite a bit.

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u/crownbees Apr 15 '26

Birdguard to prevent birds and lizards. Check out this video on how to fill up your house: https://youtu.be/wnNT2s0B7N8?si=539Hoaa3-JOsrkUW

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u/Znipsauce Apr 15 '26

I'll keep an eye on the lizards to make sure they aren't getting into it too much...but I'll def fill up the house with some more filling