{"id":46861,"date":"2014-01-21T00:09:48","date_gmt":"2014-01-21T08:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/?p=46861"},"modified":"2014-01-21T00:09:48","modified_gmt":"2014-01-21T08:09:48","slug":"mason-bees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/46861","title":{"rendered":"Mason Bees"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tCalling all beginning beekeepers!<\/p>\n

The Raindrop Mason Bee House Kit is a simple starter hive that will have you buzzing for joy.<\/p>\n

Just look at it\u2014a lovely bit of apiarist architecture, is it not?<\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy of CrownBees.com<\/p><\/div>\n

This elegant raindrop-shaped pine hive is designed and carefully handcrafted by a team of Ixil carpenters (indigenous Mayan people) living near Nebaj, Guatemala. The hive holds about 100 tubes<\/a> or reeds<\/a> that are protected from rainfall and moisture accumulation.<\/p>\n

What’s more, all profits are donated to the Agros International training center<\/a>, which helps rural families in Latin America escape the cycle of generational poverty and participates in local Guatemalan reforestation efforts.<\/p>\n

Buy your hive at www.crownbees.com, where you can also find advice, mason bees<\/a>, and other supplies for launching your hive.<\/p>\n

Here’s a nifty video packed with info about the raindrop hive:<\/p>\n

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