Hi Kris, I'm going to have to find out about Mason Bees. Don't know anything about them. Thanks for the tip. Allen Bastrop Co. SE Central Tx. KrisP64@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 4/19/99 2:20:23 PM, jbmerten@swbell.net writes: > > << of bees. They are something that I know very little about. We have very > few bees visiting the garden. Last year Bumble Bees had to do the job. > The mouth and throat mites have decimated the wild bee population. > Back to the garden, > >> > > Allen what about mason bees. I bought a little book about them and would like > to put one of the blocks up with the drilled holes in them and see what > happens. I was watching HGTV the other day and they showed a mason bee house > but there were no bees in it. Does anyone have one of these houses and what > do you think about them? > > Kris P > Z 5 IL