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

when carpenter bees do sting, it’s usually “a one time thing,” Melillo says. If you begin to experience any symptoms of anaphylaxis, including hives and the swelling of the face, throat or ...

My favorite way of enjoying nature is to watch small changes unfold over the seasons, to visit the same tree for example, throughout the year and see the passing of time written in the branches.

Carpenter bees are easily identifiable by their large size and shiny, black abdomens. Unlike honeybees, they don’t live in hives but rather bore into wood to create individual nests for their ...

Detectives in the Pacific Northwest are using new forensics technology to track down timber poachers and save old-growth ...

The valley carpenter bee, or Xylocopa sonorina ... These bee species are solitary, living outside of hives, and lacking any queen bee that hive bees have. This is not uncommon among bees; While ...

Solitary bees, such as carpenter bees and bumblebees, will stay and sip at your feeder all day, while honeybees will alert the entire hive to its presence. A hummingbird feeder swarming with bees ...