Busy Bees: A lot of holes in the rafters of my daughter's deck. The chips would pile up in the entrance and every so often he would stick his head out and clear out the hole then...

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Apr 22, 2016 23:31:42 #

Photog21 Loc: Lombard, Il.

A lot of holes in the rafters of my daughter's deck. The chips would pile up in the entrance and every so often he would stick his head out and clear out the hole then disappear, back to work.

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Apr 22, 2016 23:35:40 #

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

Two Great Images, Wally. :thumbup: :thumbup:

Apr 22, 2016 23:40:05 #

Photog21 Loc: Lombard, Il.

PixelStan77 wrote:

Two Great Images Wally :thumbup: :thumbup:

Thank you, PixelStan

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Apr 22, 2016 23:42:56 #

tinusbum Loc: east texas

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Apr 23, 2016 01:34:08 #

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

Male Eastern Carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica). Is he chewing a brood hole for his mate in which to lays eggs?
http://beespotter.org/topics/otherbees

Apr 23, 2016 03:26:53 #

Macronaut Loc: Redondo Beach,Ca.

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Apr 23, 2016 07:23:45 #

PaulBa Loc: Cardiff, Wales

Great shots Photog21
Did you have to wait long for them to put in an appearance?

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Apr 23, 2016 10:33:33 #

Erv Loc: Medina Ohio

Nice shots Wally!!! But you do not want them to hang around! They will eat the whole board and weaken it. They got into the back of my shop and I had to replace the boards. After you get down shooting them. Take some Seven dust and putty and mix them together and fill the hole.

Apr 23, 2016 11:49:42 #

EnglishBrenda Loc: Kent, England

Nice shots and interesting demonstration of their behaviour.

Apr 23, 2016 11:50:33 #

Photog21 Loc: Lombard, Il.

tinusbum wrote:

:thumbup:

Thanks tinusbum

Apr 23, 2016 11:59:32 #

Photog21 Loc: Lombard, Il.

Nikonian72 wrote:

Male Eastern Carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica). Is he chewing a brood hole for his mate in which to lays eggs?
http://beespotter.org/topics/otherbees

Thanks Douglass, he was definitely enlarging this hole as he continued to bring out chips at a fairly good clip.

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Apr 23, 2016 12:02:56 #

Photog21 Loc: Lombard, Il.

Thanks Bill

Apr 23, 2016 12:08:13 #

Photog21 Loc: Lombard, Il.

PaulBa wrote:

Great shots Photog21. Did you have to wait long for them to put in an appearance?

Thanks PaulBa, no he was very busy. About every 2 or 3 minutes you would see activity inside the hole and the chips would pile up in the entrance. After about 4 or 5 trips he would stick his head out as in the pic to clear the hole and then went back to work.

Apr 23, 2016 12:15:18 #

Photog21 Loc: Lombard, Il.

Erv wrote:

Thanks Erv, my daughter is moving this month, plus the rafters are already full of holes, an entrance every 3 or 4 feet, so they do need to be replaced but not by me. :wink:

Apr 23, 2016 12:16:10 #

Photog21 Loc: Lombard, Il.

EnglishBrenda wrote:

Nice shots and interesting demonstration of their behaviour.

Thank you Brenda, he was fun to watch.

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