The carpenter bee, pictured here, is sometimes mistaken for a bumble bee. Vicky McMillan Special to The Island Packet/The Beaufort Gazette Springtime is here and summer is just around the corner ...

Unlike bumble bees, carpenter bees have smooth, shiny backs, so you will not see any fuzzy hair growing. If you can get a look at the bee's abdomen (belly), look for a blackish-blue color.

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 ...

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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 ...

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.

Unlike bumble bees, carpenter bees have smooth, shiny backs, so you will not see any fuzzy hair growing. If you can get a look at the bee's abdomen (belly), look for a blackish-blue color.