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carpenter bees

do male carpenter bees die after mating? i have a male carpenter bee at my house who tries to mate with any female but one (who nests at his hole) and she has larvae.(pollen legs) so are they "married".
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Contributed by Andrew A Davis on 1 May, 2006 - 6:49pm

Carpenter Bee Info
Check out this link. The carpenter bees that are mating now will live a couple more weeks and then die.
… Lynette Elliott, 2 May, 2006 - 5:46am login or register to post comments

 
Do they sting?
Do Male Carpenter bees sting-I heard they don't. If not do they bite?

And how do you tell the difference between a female carpenter bee and a BumbleBee?
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 2 May, 2006 - 2:22pm login or register to post comments

 
Male Carpenter Bees
Do not sting. I don't think they bite either.

At first I didn't know the difference between carpenter bees and bumble bees.

Click on this image and read the comments for the difference between carpenter and bumble bees.
… Lynette Elliott, 2 May, 2006 - 3:37pm login or register to post comments

 
bees
i have terrarium with a male&female carpenter bees,and two queen bombus griseocolis.you can pick them all up ( if your very gentle) but there is danger of being stung by any male hymenoptera.they only have a a very small bite wich dosent even go trough your skin.
… Andrew A Davis, 2 May, 2006 - 4:50pm login or register to post comments

 
I was reading what was said o
I was reading what was said on here about Carpenter bees and that they bite the bottoms of the flowers-well, I have seen them do that!

Hairy Ab.=Bumble
Naked=Carpenter Bee

I can figure that out. I knew about the face colour on the males.

My daughter(age 15) is terrified of bees and I kept telling her these wouldn't sting her.
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 2 May, 2006 - 11:58pm login or register to post comments

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