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		Definition of mason bee in English: mason beenoun A solitary bee which lays its eggs in cavities, constructing cells of sand and other particles glued together with saliva. Osmia and other genera, family Apidae  Example sentencesExamples -  We investigated the effects of distance and flower density of two flower species on pollen collection by providing nest locations for the mason bee Osmia lignaria in natural settings.
 -  Supplement them by hanging up bat houses, birdhouses, and orchard mason bee homes (blocks of wood drilled with holes).
 -  Red mason bees are particularly good for pollinating fruit trees.
 -  It's easy to make a mason bee house by drilling holes into a block of untreated wood.
 -  Here, beekeepers in a Herefordshire, England, orchard use smoke to subdue a hive, mostly likely a species of mason bee.
 
    Definition of mason bee in US English: mason beenoun A solitary bee that nests in cavities within which it constructs cells of sand and other particles glued together with saliva. Osmia and other genera, family Apidae  Example sentencesExamples -  Red mason bees are particularly good for pollinating fruit trees.
 -  We investigated the effects of distance and flower density of two flower species on pollen collection by providing nest locations for the mason bee Osmia lignaria in natural settings.
 -  It's easy to make a mason bee house by drilling holes into a block of untreated wood.
 -  Supplement them by hanging up bat houses, birdhouses, and orchard mason bee homes (blocks of wood drilled with holes).
 -  Here, beekeepers in a Herefordshire, England, orchard use smoke to subdue a hive, mostly likely a species of mason bee.
 
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