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Re: Wood Bees

Monica,

What a coincidence! I also noticed the carpenter bees about 2 years ago.
Perhaps their population increased for some reason, making them more
obvious. The increase in carpenter bees coincided with an 80% decrease in
the wild honey bee population, caused by desease and very long winters here
in the northeast. Hopefully the carpenter bees can replace the missing
honey bees. I'd like to read observations from the rest of you gardeners
around the country.

Debby
Syracuse, NY
USDA zone 5

In response to:

>Date: Sun, 17 May 1998 22:38:29 +0000
>From: "M. Mathena" <mathena@iquest.net>
>To: veggie-list@eskimo.com
>Subject: Re: Wood Bees

>Dave,
>
>   Thank you for the useful info on carpenter bees. I have had them
>for 2 years, am not really fearful of them, since I figured out they
>did not sting.
>   I feel bad about the situation now, because we have decided to
>place siding on the roof, and enclose the patio, and I hate to take
>their home away. Will they go to the barn and nest in there? The
>female is making her nest now, as I learned from you.
>  When we painted last year, this did not seem to affect them in the
>slightest.
>
>   Now I know what you mean by being playful, as I was painting in
>another area, one bee was circling my head, this was the only time I
>thought I would get stung, but I guess not.
>
>Thank you again.
>Monica
>
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