Eastern Carpenter Bees: How to Peacefully Co-exist and Why They Are Important

Backyard Ecology™

Summary

While carpenter bees get a bad rap, they are also important pollinators and play a vital role in the ecosystem. Their bad reputation can also sometimes be overblown. So, let’s talk a little bit about carpenter bees, why they are important, and how to discourage them from nesting in places where you don’t want them.

3 things you’ll learn from this episode:

• Where you can find eastern carpenter bees and how to identify them.
• Why you need carpenter bees if you want gulf fritillary butterflies whose caterpillars host on purple passionflower vines.
• Simple, non-lethal ways to discourage carpenter bees from creating nesting tunnels where you don’t want them drilling into your wooden structures.

Other helpful Backyard Ecology™ resources:

• The Backyard Ecologist’s Newsletter
• The Backyard Ecology™ Community

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