However, their abdomen is typically black without yellow markings and they can be rather large—up to an inch long. And “unlike honey or bumble bees, carpenter bees nest in wood rather than in ...

While they might resemble a honey bee, they are not bees. It’s all very confusing to ... but the large black bee could be a bumblebee or a carpenter bee. You obviously have the type of garden ...

Why are the big bees hanging around the building and causing holes in the wood? When does the insecticide spray for dogwood ...

The insects you’re seeing are carpenter bees, which are large bees with shiny black tails, according to the NC State Extension. They have powerful jaws that they use to burrow into wood ...