Carpenter Bee

Written By: Highlands Plateau Audubon Society | Issue: 2017/01 - Winter | Photograph By: Madeleine Landrum

Carpenter bees are large, black and yellow bees frequently seen in spring hovering around the eaves of a house or the underside of a deck or porch rail. They are most often mistaken for bumble bees, but differ in that they have a black shiny tail section.