Long Island Bee Removal

  Carpenter Bees Xylocopa species Carpenter Bee Carpenter bees, also known as wood bees, bear a resemblance to bumblebees but have a hairless abdomen. These solitary bees are named for their nesting behaviors of tunneling into wood.  Carpenter Bee Habits Long Island, New York Eastern carpenter bees are all black, with yellow hair on their thorax and a smooth, shiny abdomen. Apart from bumblebee queens, they are the largest bees native to the United States. Unlike bumblebees, carpenter bees are solitary insects and do not live in large colonies. Female carpenter bees bore tunnels into wood to construct nesting galleries and deposit the chewed frass outside their burrows. The nesting behavior of carpenter bees weakens and damages wooden structures.  Although solitary, carpenter bees create nests close to each other. Male carpenter bees do not possess a stinger but vigorously guard the nest's entrance, causing alarm in humans residing nearby. Carpenter bees hibernate during the winte

  There are more than four hundred species of bees found in the state of New York. The majority of bees on Long Island, New York, are ground-nesting digger bees . While most bees on Long Island are ground-nesting, an example of which is bumblebees , several bees construct nests in above-ground structures. Above ground cavity nesters in New York include honey bees , wool carder bees , mason bees , carpenter bees , and resin bees .   Honey Bee Honey Bees - The Honeybee is indigenous to Southeast Asia and was spread to four continents by humans. The honeybee is a social flying stinging insect, which lives in colonies and has three castes: queens, workers, and drones. In a honey bee colony, a fertilized egg can develop into a queen or a worker, dependent upon the diet provided to the developing bee larvae. Bee larvae destined to become queens are fed royal jelly , and larvae destined to become workers are fed  bee bread . Drones develop from unfertilized eggs. Honeybees nest in cavities th