Summer Leaf bees Ready to Pollinate!

Boost your garden’s productivity with our gentle summer cavity-nesting bees, which are 100 times more effective at pollination than honey bees. Perfect for melons, cucumbers, beans, sunflowers, strawberries, and virtually all summer-blooming flowers. Our leaf bees can double or triple your fruit and vegetable yields!

Our hardworking bees are gentle and easy to keep in the garden. Summer Leaf bees fly best when daytime temps are 75°F/24°C and above. Easy to raise,  just set up their bee house with 6mm diameter nesting materials.  Summer Leaf bees use non-fibrous leaves like rose, lilac, or hosta to protect their eggs. Plant peas, beans, or strawberries for flower and leaf sources.

Why Choose Our Summer Leaf Bees?

200+ cocoons per order! We provide more than you’ll need because Summer Leaf bees have a higher dispersal rate than Mason bees. Not all 200 will stay, but that’s just nature!

Incubated for Immediate Release: Leaf bees overwinter as larvae and take about 4 weeks to develop into adults. We’ve incubated them for you, so they’re ready for immediate outdoor placement. Some may take up to 10 days to emerge.

Active for 4-6 Weeks:  Like Mason bees, Summer Leaf bees are active for 4-6 weeks. For extended summers, consider two shipments 4 weeks apart for 8-12 weeks of pollination. 

Shipping Schedule

For the health of the bees, we ship on Mondays (May - August) to avoid weekend transit delays. Choose your shipping date to align with your garden’s bloom and consistent daytime temps of at least 75°F/24°C. We ship FREE via FedEx 2Day in the US.

Summer Leaf Bee Care and Support

Once your bees arrive, it’s up to you to provide them with healthy habitats to forage and nest. Learning how to care for your bees is essential for seeing healthy future generations in your yard. The bees need pollen, be sure there are blooms available for them.

We love sharing our knowledge and helping our community of bee raisers. Each month, we thoughtfully craft our BeeMail with seasonal reminders and tips to help you succeed with our bees and products!

We average a 99% success rate in getting your bees to you safely. However, extreme temperatures and shipping delays may affect your bees. If your package arrives and your bees didn't survive, please reach out to us, and we’ll gladly replace your bees!

• 200+ leafcutter bee cocoons
• Release instructions

Ready to enhance your garden with our Summer Leaf bees?