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Ah, windows open weather = cat bliss! I’ve set out my mason bee house. The top lifts off so you can see inside. There’s cotton for nesting in one chamber and it’s set up on bricks to keep it from rotting. Mason bees are a gardener’s best friend as they happily pollinate all sorts of things in the garden. I do need to move my little house to a shadier spot. It calls for partial shade but I suspect this area that bakes in the afternoon sun is less than ideal.