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1 year agoMark your calendar to swap out the tubes for new ones in early summer to help prevent disease and parasites (it sounds like you’re aware of this, but leaving the comment just in case): https://news.vt.edu/articles/2020/03/ext-entomologists-tips-for-installing-and-maintaining-native-bee-houses.html
I second this. I have one small cup of strong black coffee in the morning since that’s all I can take, and then I switch to a thermos of hot loose leaf mint tea – probably 4 cups a day or more. It’s just so much more interesting than water, and helps keep things settled