According to Larson, you don’t need to fear carpenter bees in the same way you would a nest of yellow jackets. Carpenter bees are generally less social bees. They don’t have hives or nests to defend, ...

Male carpenter bees lack stingers, and though females do have them, they are docile and don’t sting unless handled or ...

Bee season is all the buzz in North Carolina. Last week, we told you about carpenter bees, which are one of the most effective pollinators in in the state. Unfortunately, they can also leave ...

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Yes, female carpenter bees do have the ability to sting you, say Brannen Basham and Jill Jacobs, the co-owners of Spriggly’s Beescaping ...

It isn't the threat of a sting that gives them their pest status (or their ... Ideally, you should hang these early in the season. Female carpenter bees begin to nest around April or May, so putting ...

The male carpenter bee doesn't sting and the female can, but rarely does. Unfortunately, the bees might be causing damage to ...