Even professional apiarists confuse carpenter bees and bumblebees. Nevertheless, there are clues novice bee enthusiasts can ...

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On a bumblebee, the abdomen is densely furred with black and yellow. A carpenter bee’s abdomen is shiny black, with little or no fur. There are other, more technical differences, but for most ...

Carpenter bees also have yellow markings and black circles on the thorax and large jaws, which allow them to chew through wood to make holes and build their nests. Another difference between ...

Do you know how to spot a honeybee versus a carpenter bee or a wasp? Learn the features that distinguish these ...

To quickly tell them apart, look at the head and abdomen: Carpenter bees have black heads and smooth abdomens that are black, green, or purple. Each female carpenter bee creates a nest by drilling ...

These large black bees hover around the outside of homes, buildings, sheds, barns, and decks. They are searching for mates and favorable sites to construct their nests. Carpenter bees resemble ...

Notice giant black bees buzzing around your backyard ... Those enormous insects you’ve spotted are carpenter bees, he said. Carpenter bees use their powerful jaws to burrow into wood, leaving ...