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For example, the female carpenter bee provisions her nest with nectar and pollen, lays the eggs, and then the eggs hatch in late summer to fall.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
Like most bees, the sting of the carpenter bee can be mildly painful, but only the females can sting and only when agitated or threatened.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
Bumblebees also behave differently than carpenter bees.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2025
A lot of times that happens with our bigger native bees: bumblebees, carpenter bees, things of that size.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
Like most bees, the sting of the carpenter bee can be mildly painful, but only the females can sting and only when agitated or threatened.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
Bumblebees also behave differently than carpenter bees.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2025
A lot of times that happens with our bigger native bees: bumblebees, carpenter bees, things of that size.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Carpenter bee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carpenter%20bee. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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