Tag Archives: carpenter bee

Let’s spend a couple minutes watching bumblebees

Posted on June 16, 2014 by

It’s the first day of National Pollinator week, and the raspberries are flowering. So are the strawberries, the bladder campion, the mock orange, and the catmint. June is a good time for bees! So here’s a quick video I just … Continue reading →

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Carpenter Bee on patrol

Posted on June 20, 2012 by

Right about when the bumblebees show up, the Carpenter bees come out too. Bumblebees are placid, fuzzy fellows that take no notice of you. While they look like extra large bumblebee, the Eastern Carpenter Bees have a shiny tail, and … Continue reading →

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A day of good bee hunting

Posted on September 11, 2011 by

I enjoyed hosting today on the Life-Friendly Garden Tour. Nice people stopped by and let me show off my bees. If you’re interested at all in bees, you know about honeybees going missing. If you want to help honeybees, the … Continue reading →

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Carpenter bees

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

More bees. Here’s some carpenter bees big and small. Both kinds tunnel their nests into wood, but they’re two separate families. The last few years in the spring, a big fat male carpenter bee patrols the yard. He can be … Continue reading →

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Goldenrod for a lazy bee

Posted on October 9, 2010 by

We went out for dim sum today, and I feel as lazy as a bee hanging on the goldenrod with a faceful of flower. This is a Carpenter bee, and you know it’s a male because of the light spot … Continue reading →

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Buzzapalooza on the goldenrod

Posted on July 25, 2010 by

While I’ve been reading, all sorts of bees have been busy buzzing at the Goldenrod Buzzapalooza.

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A bee seeing you

Posted on April 7, 2010 by

It turns out one of the bees that has been cruising the yard has been cruising the yard looking for dates.

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