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		<title>Making tunnels for mason bees</title>
		<link>http://solitarybee.com/blog/2013/02/making-tunnels-for-mason-bees/</link>
		<comments>http://solitarybee.com/blog/2013/02/making-tunnels-for-mason-bees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul B</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[nesting habitats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[paper straws]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you are on a budget, or wish to recycle paper to test for mason bees, here&#8217;s a how-to photo-montage: It takes less than a couple of minutes to make one tube + then you block one end with moist &#8230; <a href="http://solitarybee.com/blog/2013/02/making-tunnels-for-mason-bees/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Want to raise mason bees?</title>
		<link>http://solitarybee.com/blog/2013/01/want-to-raise-mason-bees/</link>
		<comments>http://solitarybee.com/blog/2013/01/want-to-raise-mason-bees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 17:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul B</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[bee emergence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cocoon harvest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learning curve]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a visual report card so far on 5 projects of local people who&#8217;ve wanted to raise mason bees that I posted up a couple of months ago on the Facebook page: Just over 40 people liked it and it &#8230; <a href="http://solitarybee.com/blog/2013/01/want-to-raise-mason-bees/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Drilling holes in logs for Mason Bees</title>
		<link>http://solitarybee.com/blog/2012/11/mason-bee-drill-holes-in-logs/</link>
		<comments>http://solitarybee.com/blog/2012/11/mason-bee-drill-holes-in-logs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul B</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[learning curve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nesting habitats]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I put up a poster on the  page today to show solitary bee fans five starter projects that I have monitored over the last few years.  I entitled it a &#8216;Report card&#8217; on the different successes or otherwise. What was &#8230; <a href="http://solitarybee.com/blog/2012/11/mason-bee-drill-holes-in-logs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>How do I encourage mason bees into my garden?</title>
		<link>http://solitarybee.com/blog/2012/03/how-do-i-encourage-mason-bees-into-my-garden/</link>
		<comments>http://solitarybee.com/blog/2012/03/how-do-i-encourage-mason-bees-into-my-garden/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul B</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[bee species]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[good day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learning curve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nesting habitats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new bee species]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In forums, on Youtube and our Facebook page, people are naturally asking &#8216;How do I encourage mason bees into my garden?&#8217;  Well I was lucky enough to already have my bees already nesting in the sandy mortar in between the &#8230; <a href="http://solitarybee.com/blog/2012/03/how-do-i-encourage-mason-bees-into-my-garden/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>The anxious behaviour of mason bees.</title>
		<link>http://solitarybee.com/blog/2011/03/frenetic-life-of-mason-bees/</link>
		<comments>http://solitarybee.com/blog/2011/03/frenetic-life-of-mason-bees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:24:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul B</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fruits of their labour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[good day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learning curve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[results]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solitary bee females]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As the between-the-bricks bees emerged on Saturday the 12th of March as temperatures tipped 14°C, I was reminded of what I have to be thankful for having these wonderful little creatures in my environment. Explaining for the umpteenth time that &#8230; <a href="http://solitarybee.com/blog/2011/03/frenetic-life-of-mason-bees/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Wool Carder Bee (Anthidium manicatum)</title>
		<link>http://solitarybee.com/blog/2010/08/wool-carder-bee-anthidium-manicatum/</link>
		<comments>http://solitarybee.com/blog/2010/08/wool-carder-bee-anthidium-manicatum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul B</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[good day]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mystery species]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first footage of a female Wool Carder Bee in the act of what has given it it's common name.  <a href="http://solitarybee.com/blog/2010/08/wool-carder-bee-anthidium-manicatum/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
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		<title>Successfully expanding mason bee habitats</title>
		<link>http://solitarybee.com/blog/2010/08/expanding-mason-bee-habitats/</link>
		<comments>http://solitarybee.com/blog/2010/08/expanding-mason-bee-habitats/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul B</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[bee emergence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Explaining why switching to theme-based postings on solitary bees, rather than chronological ones. <a href="http://solitarybee.com/blog/2010/08/expanding-mason-bee-habitats/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Male bees get buzy with it.</title>
		<link>http://solitarybee.com/blog/2010/04/male-bees-get-buzy-with-it/</link>
		<comments>http://solitarybee.com/blog/2010/04/male-bees-get-buzy-with-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul B</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[bee emergence]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[solitary bee males]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The blossoms are not yet out, but the bees certainly are: all but 32 of my 400 starting cocoons (as of Friday the 9th April). I have been hanging on every birth and watching every bit of progress that I &#8230; <a href="http://solitarybee.com/blog/2010/04/male-bees-get-buzy-with-it/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>2010 Mason Bees are emerging</title>
		<link>http://solitarybee.com/blog/2010/03/2010-mason-bees-are-emerging/</link>
		<comments>http://solitarybee.com/blog/2010/03/2010-mason-bees-are-emerging/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul B</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[bee emergence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Just a quick post. Went to the countryside to witness the emergence of my bees &#8211; it&#8217;s been a long wait. I am pleased but I have had to rush to try and sort out my fresh mason bee habitats, &#8230; <a href="http://solitarybee.com/blog/2010/03/2010-mason-bees-are-emerging/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>Cacoxenus indagator flies &amp; bee mites: the main parasites of solitary bees</title>
		<link>http://solitarybee.com/blog/2010/02/parasites-of-solitary-bees/</link>
		<comments>http://solitarybee.com/blog/2010/02/parasites-of-solitary-bees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul B</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[bee emergence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On the subject of solitary bee parasites I just wanted to share some of my experience through some pictures I took; of some of the mites that I found in my paper tubes and Cacoxenus indagator a fly parasite, so &#8230; <a href="http://solitarybee.com/blog/2010/02/parasites-of-solitary-bees/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>29</slash:comments>
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