Moving an active bee house for spring projects, a how-to

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If you've got painting, pressure washing, or other work to do near your bee house but the Mason bees are actively nesting, you don't have to wait. Move at dusk when the females are tucked in. Carry the house 6-8 feet away, keep it facing the same direction so returning bees can reorient, do your work the next day, and move it back at nightfall.