Red Mason Bee- seen in May

This bee is smaller than the regular honey bee, and has longer antenna. They are not colonial, and do not make a hive, but live a solitary life.

Logs with holes drilled in them have been provided near the pond for these bees to nest in. They use holes in wood or masonary of hollow stems of plants to lay their eggs, which develop through the year to emerge as adult bees, the following year.