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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?
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    hmmmm, any pics. on Google that look like it?
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    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.
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    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?
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    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.
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    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.
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    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..
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    Yellow and blue make green ........... when they pollinate .... lol
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