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We have moved to a new home with a small deck and tiny garden. Behind this is a row of cedars on our neighbour's property. There is single bumblebee which spends it's day hovering over the steps to our deck/garden. It is not aggressive when we go out there, but it doesn't go away. It just hovers there and very infrequently visits our hanging basket. I have never seen this kind of behaviour. Any ideas?
hmmmm, any pics. on Google that look like it?
Might be a carpenter bee ..... no stinger, but he is there to guard the nest, if you approach the nest it will get right in your face .. I have them at (in?)my shed. Oh, I should ask .. is it black and yellow with more black than yellow ? I thought it regular bee also at first .. I don't know if any of the others have stingers but the guard doesn't.
Yes, newb, I think you're right. I googled it. But, if it's a "carpenter" bee, should I "bee" worried about damage to the wood in the porch?
Yes, newb, I think you're right. I googled it. But, if it's a "carpenter" bee, should I "bee" worried about damage to the wood in the porch?
I looked it up and it looks like We've got a bit of hunting to do to find their tunnel/next. BTW a piece of "did-I-really-want-to-know-that" information- Carpenter Bee poop is yellow.
lol @ that last line .... yeah, I would be sleuthing if they were closer to the house, but I'd be hard pressed to know what to do ?? Good luck ... maybe someone here could help.
hmmm..it say's they also pollenate plants just like normal bee's...kind of sucks to have to kill a beneficial insect.
It says they they don't eat the wood...just burrow in it and don't cause any structural damage, unless there's a tonne of them drilling holes in the same general area it could weaken the wood.
Did you know they also come in blue??
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whoa.. blue.. cool..
and yellow poop.. kinda makes sense with the pollen..
interesting thread.
Yellow and blue make green ........... when they pollinate .... lol
