Ladyhawke1
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Can you give them their own house to live in? I know there are kits you can buy. It is just a thought. 
Carpenter Bees
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lesa
Garden Master
Aren't those "houses" for mason bees?
vfem
Garden Addicted
Yes they are. Unlike Mason bees carpenter bees dig their own nests into wood, and there tunnels can get long and deep. Mason bees use old holes they find.lesa said:
Greenthumb18
Deeply Rooted
Aren't carpenter bees the same as bumble bees?
I thought they were the same. :bee
I thought they were the same. :bee
vfem
Garden Addicted
Carpenter bees are the big fat bees with the yellow dot on their head.
Greenthumb18
Deeply Rooted
Oh ok Thanks vfem!vfem said:
kcsunshine
Chillin' In The Garden
You do know they're good pollinators don't you? Many suggest putting chunks of wood up on poles near or in your garden to attract them. In other words, give them their own housing and hope they move out of yours. 
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DawnSuiter
Garden Ornament
Hi KC, we're probably neighbors! As I wrote, I put out lots of plants to attract the bees this year, but they have dug holes every 6 inches in my roof rafters... a bit scary!!!kcsunshine said:You do know they're good pollinators don't you? Many suggest putting chunks of wood up on poles near or in your garden to attract them. In other words, give them their own housing and hope they move out of yours.
My original idea was to give them their own coop/building to nest in... so I guess that was fine thinking as it's been suggested several times.
Thanks everyone!
kcsunshine
Chillin' In The Garden
Hi Dawn - I've seen you over on BYC. A few of us from East TN. got together in April for a meet and greet at Crackerbarrell in Alcoa which also included a clandestine rooster transaction in the back parking lot. We had so much fun that we're going to have a picnic in June at one member's home. Watch the Tennessee thread for time and place. Hope you can join us.
hoodat
Garden Addicted
It's easy to over react to carpenter bees. They don't actually eat the wood like termites. The hole they bore does no more harm than you would do if you drilled a hole to pass a wire through a board.
