Backyard Ecology™

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


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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

Thank you

Thank you to our amazing Patrons who go above and beyond every month to provide financial support which helps us create so much free content for everyone to enjoy and learn from.

 

If you would like personalized help creating your own pollinator and wildlife habitat, then we invite you to join the Backyard Ecology™ Community.  Because while there’s lots of great “big picture” information available about creating pollinator gardens or larger habitats for pollinators and wildlife. There are far fewer opportunities to say, “This is what I want to do. This is what I’m struggling with. How do I make it work on my property?” That’s part of what the Backyard Ecology™ Community offers its members every day.

Learn more: https://www.backyardecology.net/community/

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