![]() In spring, female Carpenter Bees use their strong jaws to vibrate themselves through wood and bore round 1/2 inch holes into unfinished or dead wood. You can spot Carpenter Bees by their bare, shiny, black bodies while Honey Bees have fuzzy yellow and black stripes.Ĭarpenter Bees live for about one year. ![]() Carpenter Bee FactsĬarpenter Bees differ from Honey Bees in that the former damages wood structures. Here is what I learned about Carpenter Bees so you will not make my mistake of bringing home a bee infested find. I could not get the pew out of my house quickly enough! We doused the holes with insect killer and nine bees came crawling out as my girls and I screamed in terror which you can actually hear if you watch this video in my Instagram stories here. This post contains affiliate links which means that if you make a purchase, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We stuck a pencil into the hole and something began to move … we had awoken the beast! I flipped the pew over and peered into a little hole underneath and saw something black and glistening inside. Then I spotted another dead bee on the floor! My super sleuth skills told me it was time to investigate the bench. Three days later, I spotted a bee that seemed to be sleeping on the sunroom window so we opened the window and out it flew. It took until the next day for the four ugly red welts to appear on his stomach! (I snapped a quick pic of the pew on my phone not realizing it would be my last – notice the yellow ball on the floor)! ![]() We lovingly placed it in the sunroom but as we set it down, a bee flew by and it was then that my hubby realized it was actually a bee that had stung him (not a scratch as he first suspected. Things went down hill when my hubby “scratched” his stomach while picking up the pew but I was so excited about my new find that I ignored his whining! My hubby and I hopped in the car and enjoyed a scenic hour long drive to pick up the pew. I love scouring Facebook for great vintage finds so when I spotted this antique pew at a bargain price, I knew it had to be mine. The gates of heaven opened and a choir of angels sang from on high when I finally found the antique pew of my dreams! Little did I know that it had a secret hiding inside … a swarm of carpenter bees! This is the story of how to know if you have them, how to make sure you don’t bring anything home with them hiding inside, and how to get rid of carpenter bees for good before they wreak havoc on your home (and give you nightmares for years)! ![]()
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