Carpenter bees and bumble bees rely on blooming flowers from early spring to fall to provide for them all year. Some people believe carpenter bees feed on wood, but in reality, they only chew ...

Carpenter bees sometimes are mistaken for bumble bees, which have a similar appearance. A carpenter bee is about ¾ to 1-inch long and nest in excavated tunnels in wood. “An easy way to tell the ...

For many years I’ve heard about carpenter bees, but this year my relationship with these amazing bees became close and personal. On one side of our 100-year-old house is a peach tree that stands ...