Mason Bee Harvest & Winter Care Service

Don’t want to handle your Mason bee cleaning and harvesting yourself? We can help. Send us already-harvested cocoons, or send us your filled Mason bee reeds and let us handle harvesting, cleaning, winter storage and spring return.

IMPORTANT: OUR HARVESTING SERVICES ACCEPT MASON BEE REEDS ONLY.

Choose your service: Cocoon Care, Harvest & Winter Care, or Premium Bee Health. OWNER DECISION NEEDED: Final prices.

Service Comparison

Standard return shipping within the contiguous United States is included with each service. Cocoon Care covers up to 1,000 harvested cocoons; each reed-harvesting service covers up to 250 filled reeds.

IMPORTANT — REEDS ONLY

Our harvesting services accept Mason bee reeds only.

We do not accept bamboo tubes, paper straws or paper tubes, wooden laminates, wooden trays, solid wooden blocks, or other non-reed nesting systems.

USED REEDS WILL NOT BE RETURNED

The reeds you send to us are considered part of the harvesting process and will not be returned. After the cocoons are removed, the used reeds will be discarded.

During processing, we will inspect the cocoons and separate the viable bees from material that should not be returned.

We will discard:

• Deceased or non-viable cocoons
• Parasitized cocoons
• Obviously damaged or failed cocoons
• Other unusable nesting debris or material

What you will receive back are the viable Mason bee cocoons that remain after harvesting, cleaning and inspection.

Because Mason bees are living organisms and some losses may already be present inside the reeds when they arrive, the number of viable cocoons returned may be lower than the number of occupied nest cells originally sent.

How It Works

1. Choose your service.
2. Place your order.
3. Receive shipping instructions.
4. Ship your reeds or cocoons to us.
5. We perform the services included in your selection.
6. We return your cleaned and overwintered cocoons in spring.

Which Service Should I Choose?

Cocoon Care: For customers who already harvested their cocoons and want us to handle cleaning and winter care.

Harvest & Winter Care — MOST POPULAR: For customers who want us to harvest their filled reeds, clean the cocoons and overwinter their bees.

Premium Bee Health: For customers who want everything in Harvest & Winter Care, plus photos when useful, observations and personalized recommendations.

Quantity Limits

Cocoon Care covers up to 1,000 loose harvested cocoons per service. Each Harvest & Winter Care or Premium Bee Health service covers up to 250 filled reeds: 1–250 reeds = 1 service; 251–500 reeds = 2 services; 501–750 reeds = 3 services. For significantly larger quantities or special cleaning needs, contact Mason Bees For Sale for a custom quote. Custom cleaning is available case by case.

Shipping

You pay to ship reeds or cocoons to Mason Bees For Sale. Standard return shipping within the contiguous United States is included. Do not ship bees until you have ordered and received shipping instructions. Include your Shopify order number in your package. After purchase, we will provide the shipping address, packaging instructions, order-number instructions and what information to include in the package. OWNER MUST ADD SHIPPING ADDRESS.

Season Deadline: Bees must be received by January 31, 2027. Harvesting services accept Mason bee reeds only.

Mason bees are living organisms. Natural mortality, failed development, mites, mold, parasites and moisture damage may already exist before we receive them. Cleaning and visible inspection do not guarantee survival or emergence. We use reasonable care while handling your shipment. You are responsible for safely packaging incoming shipments; we are not responsible for carrier loss or damage before delivery to us. Quantity limits apply, and extra material may require another service purchase or additional payment. Bee health observations are educational and are not laboratory diagnoses.