In a message dated 1/25/99 12:21:19 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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> Can you tell me if Cedar can be used for building Mason bee nests?
> Everything that I have read says that you can use Pine or Douglas Fir, or
> even treated lumber. But nothing I have read says anything about using
> Cedar. I wonder if Cedar is to aromatic for the bees? Any help would be
> appreciated.
>
Every place I have encountered mason bees has been in old quite weathered but
dry wood. Perhaps you can rip some stock from used framing lumber or barnwood.