If you’ve walked outside and heard a buzzing noise, bees are likely visiting your home to enjoy the surrounding plants and flowers. The two most common types of bees are carpenter bees and ...

Find out what you need to know about carpenter bees, their benefits and drawbacks, and their potential health risks.

Carpenter bees look a little like bumblebees, but that is where the similarities end. Bumblebees do not create their own nests, so they do not cause structural damage. In contrast, carpenter bees ...

Learn how to get rid of carpenter bees and protect your home from damage. Our expert tips can help prevent a bee infestation and keep them from returning.

Carpenter bees are tough stingers If you’re even slightly off, her body just compresses with the blow, springs back into shape and she flies off. Then too, I’ve learned that if you hurry to ...

I began seeing carpenter bees hovering around the eaves of my house during mid-February this year. Carpenter bees are large, black-and-yellow bees often seen flying near homes, wooden fences or ...

Learn about California carpenter bees, pest insect damage to wood decks and prevention tips to protect your home without killing native plant pollinators.

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.

"IF there is one insect better named than any other," remarked the country doctor, "it is the carpenter bee. Mighty few carpenters there are who are able to do what he can.