Seeing big bees hovering around in the Charlotte region? They’re not bumblebees

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – You may have noticed very large bees hovering around your home and other buildings in the Charlotte area this spring.

Those large bees with the shiny abdomens are not bumblebees, and they don’t have beef with you, specifically.

They’re actually carpenter bees that are on an important springtime mission.

Carpenter bees guard nesting areas

That hovering carpenter bee staring you down? That’s usually the male…

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