Carpenter bees and honey bees are very beneficial to the environment, so only treat them if you need to. It is important to be happy and comfortable on your own property, but it is also important to preserve valuable pollinators.They live solitary lives and dig their own, individual nests. Carpenter bees are not social and are usually seen alone. Most bees swarm to find a new hive, except the carpenter bee.Ideally, these nests are tucked away within nature, but they all can find comfort residing in your attic, wood siding, window trim, fascia boards, wall voids, decks, and outdoor furniture placing occupants and passersby at risk. Honey bees live in hives, bumble bees usually live underground, and carpenter bees make their nests in wood.Female, worker honey bees will sting as well when provoked or while protecting their hive, but they will die afterward as their stinger remains embedded within its victim. Bumble bees can sting multiple times and survive afterward. Instead, male carpenter bees are aggressive in flight to thwart off any danger near their nesting areas with “dive-bomb” like attacks. All bee types sting however, the queen honey bee and most male bees do not.When bees are feeding, pollen is collected onto their underbelly and legs and gets released in flight, resulting in cross-pollination for surrounding plant life. Nectar and pollen are a food source for bees, including the carpenter bee (not wood).Carpenter bees produce just enough honey to feed their own young. All bees collect nectar and pollen though, it’s the honey bee that is capable of producing large amounts of honey for human consumption.Carpenter bees are slightly smaller than the bumble bee and are less fuzzy with shiny and hairless abdomens (males are orange to yellow in color, but females are black.) Honey bees are even smaller, and they are also black and yellow, but they are not as hairy as a bumble bee. Bumble bees are large, slow fliers, with fuzzy yellow and black bodies.Honey Bees, Carpenter Bees, and Bumble Bees We are also able to work in conjunction with local beekeepers to assist in the relocation of honey bee hives from your home. Creature Control can accurately identify the insect problem you are facing and prescribe treatment. It’s important to know the particular insect you are facing as bees are a necessary part of our agriculture system from their pollination of plants and the honey they produce they should not be predisposed to mass extermination. Before you unknowingly spray a pesticide, determine what insect you’re really up against.
There are hundreds of different kinds of bees in Michigan alone, not including its cousins, the wasp, hornet, and yellowjacket.
Even with these nuisance behaviors, it is imperative to weigh the risks with the benefits they offer our ecosystem. Certain bee species, like the carpenter bee, can also place the structure of your home at risk by burrowing their nests and laying their eggs into the siding of your house. For this reason, bees can be a serious pest, especially towards those who are allergic to their venom. Most humans get a bit finicky when they hear buzzing nearby and most don’t care to identify the species, rather they just want to get away in fear of being stung. Creature control can help with Humanely Removing and Relocating Honey Bee Hives
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