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SUMMARY:Mason Bee Cocoon Cleaning Workshop
LOCATION:Water Resources Education Center\, 4600 SE Columbia Way\, Vancouv
 er\, WA\, 98661
DESCRIPTION:Join the Vancouver Bee Project for our annual Mason Bee Cocoon
  Cleaning Workshop! Fall is the perfect time to care for your mason bees a
 nd prepare healthy cocoons for next spring. We’ll kick off the event with 
 a short presentation covering mason bee biology\, fall stewardship\, and w
 hy cleaning bee houses is one of the best ways to reduce parasites\, preda
 tors\, and diseases. You’ll learn about common threats to mason bees—inclu
 ding pollen mites\, parasitic wasps and flies\, fungal diseases\, and othe
 r nest associates—and how proper cleaning can improve bee survival. After 
 the presentation\, we’ll roll up our sleeves and clean out mason bee nests
  together. If you have a mason bee house\, bring it with you! We’ll help y
 ou determine the best way to harvest and clean your cocoons and answer you
 r questions along the way. New to mason bees? Don’t have a bee house? No p
 roblem! Come anyway! We’ll have plenty of nesting tubes to clean\, includi
 ng tubes from the Water Resources Education Center’s own mason bee houses\
 , so everyone will get hands-on experience. This is a great opportunity to
  learn the process before starting your own mason bee house next spring. P
 lease note that bee houses with removable trays or removable nesting tubes
  are the easiest to clean. Houses with glued-in reeds\, fixed tubes\, or d
 rilled wood blocks often cannot be cleaned without destroying the nesting 
 material or\, in some cases\, the house itself. If you’re considering purc
 hasing or building a mason bee house\, we’ll also discuss designs that mak
 e annual cleaning simple\, effective\, and healthier for your bees. Whethe
 r you’re caring for your first mason bee house or have years of experience
 \, this is a wonderful opportunity to learn\, share tips\, discover the fa
 scinating parasites and diseases that affect mason bees\, and enjoy an aft
 ernoon of stewardship and community with fellow native bee enthusiasts. Re
 gistration is required. Sign up today! If the event becomes full\, please 
 contact the Water Center at vanwrec@cityofvancouver.us or 360-487-7111 to 
 add your name to the waitlist.
URL:https://confluenceculture.events/events/mason-bee-cocoon-cleaning-work
 shop-20261031-c69239
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