Masonry Bees (Genus – Osmia: Family Megachilidae)

Masonry Bees (Genus – Osmia: Family Megachilidae) are bees that build nest cells out of mud within masonry and other hollow, soft and sandy material.Unlike other bees masonry bees have no legal protection. Masonry bees or Mason (mortar) bees as they are also known, are a common species of solitary bee, meaning they don’t live …