Carpenter bees have “shiny, iridescent, hairless” abdomens that can reflect blue, black and purple colors, while bumblebees ...

Front porch entrances have big cedar logs, or wood cedar on the side of the house,” said Lee, when asked where carpenter bees ...

They are searching for mates and favorable sites to construct their nests. Carpenter bees resemble bumble bees, but the upper surface of their abdomen is bare and shiny black; bumble bees have a ...

Carpenter bees get their name from their habit of drilling holes in dead wood. No big deal when they're digging away at a ...

Spring is here, which means those giant bees buzzing around are back — and that could spell trouble for your porch or deck. The insects you’re seeing are carpenter bees, which are large bees with ...

Quite a number of folks have called me during the last week or two about large black bees (that resemble bumblebees) hovering ...

Decades ago, the Bombus affinis species of the bumble bee could be seen thriving across the Eastern and Midwest regions of ...

the bumblebee. Bumblebees, which are sometimes clumsy, usually live in colonies of up to 200 or more, according to NC State Extension. But how can you tell them apart from carpenter bees?