While the carpenter and bumble bees were the most obvious visitors to the lupines, a closer look revealed a host of activity ...

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Notice giant black bees buzzing around your backyard ... They do buzz you a bit.” Female Valley carpenter bees will only ...

Unlike bumblebees, carpenter bees are usually mainly black and not banded ... because the females can sting. Instead, if possible, get close and capture it in a jar.

The female carpenter bee acts as the worker, protector, architect, and caretaker—all in one black and yellow buzzing package ... Fortunately, male carpenter bees do not have the tools to sting you.

These nymphs are black with white spots and could be ... but they lack a stinger, and the female carpenter bees rarely sting. The bees prefer weathered or soft wood and avoid painted wood.