The Horned Mason Bee (Osmia cornuta) flies from mid of March until the end of April. They are a very good pollinator of all kinds of stone fruits, pears, and early kinds of apples. Also usable in strawberry tunnels and under foil.
The horned mason bee is a perfect addition for fruit complexes, even with enough honey bees, because unlike the honey bees are they even flying on colder days ( from 4°C with sun) and guarantee a pollination even under cool conditions.
Despite of its early appeareance is this kind of mason bee thermophile and lives just under 550 m AMSL. Its nesting sites need to be microclimatic convenient on sunny spots without wind.
Shipping of cocoons from October to March. Reservations are possible during the whole year.
For a first settlement in small orchards, gardens or balconies. At minimal amount of 10 cocoons. |
0.90 €
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Delivery weight: 5 g
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Small population to start for orchards with early blooming sorts. Decent as a pollinator addition for colder days, if otherwise enough honeybees exist. |
80.00 €
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Delivery weight: 45 g
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Middlesize population for small to middle sized fruit-complexes. Also usable for establishing a bigger population or as a substantial pollinator-addition for early blooming stone fruits. |
295.00 €
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Delivery weight: 60 g
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Big starterpopulation for bigger stone fruit complexes. Foundation for the fast establishment of a big population and usable as substantial pollinator for early blooming fruits during cold days. |
690.00 €
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Delivery weight: 150 g
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