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	<title>Solitary Bees &#187; Cocoon phase</title>
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		<title>Cleaning solitary bee cocoons with sand</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Bee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cocoon harvest]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just saw these two videos (part I and II) today, by Norm (the father and inventor) and his son Gordon of Hutching Bee Services (YouTube channel). (Update: their new and fascinating site is here) Rather than using a wet disinfectant (bleach and water) method of ridding cocoons of mites which they suggest is less effective, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solitary bee expansion project &#8211; cascades</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:53:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Bee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cocoon phase]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whilst I was making lots of straws for my bees at the start of the year, I started sharing my recycled beer cans packed with c.30 paper straws with various people around me. In fact I persuaded four local French acquaintances to place a can each in appropriate places where the bees might find them. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Counting Cocoons &#8211; the population has tripled!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Bee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2009 emergence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a while since I post &#8211; part gathering more materials, part revamping my content, part busy with the day job. I also was focussed on uploading a number of videos on Youtube where I am beginning to provide a significant amount of content for those that are curious, and making friends being Monsieur [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cannibal in the Solitary Bee Box&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Bee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2006 cocoons]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The perhaps most noteworthy thing about this project is the access I have to my population of Osmia Rufus / solitary bees / Orchard Mason bees (call them what you like). They do not seem bothered by my presence nor disturbed by the light that floods into the box when I take the lid off. [...]]]></description>
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