Even professional apiarists confuse carpenter bees and bumblebees. Nevertheless, there are clues novice bee enthusiasts can rely on to help them properly identify these bees from each other. Known for ...

An unusually large, black insect is increasingly being spotted in German gardens, initially resembling a hornet at first ...

Carpenter bees bore round holes into wood siding and rails. Here's how to identify them and keep them from doing serious damage. It’s easy to confuse carpenter bees with bumblebees, since both ...

Besides that, bumble bees have hairy abdomens with a yellow band near the end where the others have a smooth, black abdomen. The carpenter bee creates nests in tunnels, while the bumble nests in ...

Carpenter bees are large, black-and-yellow bees often seen flying near homes, wooden fences or decks on warm days. ... shiny abdomen in contrast to the yellow abdomen of the bumblebee.

Carpenter bees are often misidentified as bumble bees because they are both large bees that emerge in the spring. To quickly tell them apart, look at the head and abdomen: Carpenter bees have ...

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Like carpenter bees, bumblebees are effective pollinators. Here’s what they come out in NC and how to tell them apart from each other and whether they sting.

Bumblebees are hairy and usually 0.6 to an inch long.They are black with yellow bands, which is the biggest physical difference between them and carpenter bees. Cloyd said more often than not, if ...

HOW THE CARPENTER BEE WORKS. Share full article. June 16, 1901. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from June 16, 1901, Section T, Page 4 Buy Reprints.