However, unlike the bumblebee, carpenter bees have a shiny black abdomen in contrast to the bumble bee's yellow, hairy abdomen. The male carpenter bee is aggressive, as it protects the nest ...

In our area you may paint them anything other than black or dark brown ... To identify a carpenter bee from a bumblebee, the carpenter bee has a slick abdomen and the bumblebee has a hair-covered ...

Shiny and black with a fuzzy midsection ... and among the global bee population are carpenter bees. Unlike bumble bees or honeybees, however, the females of the species nest in tunnels, or ...