Eastern Carpenter Bee

Just emerged from inside this Mexican Petunia

by okus Aug 5, 2006 12:45 PM

Just coming out of the Mexican Petunia, head covered in pollen!

by okus Aug 5, 2006 12:48 PM

On target for entry

by okus Aug 5, 2006 12:49 PM

This is a carpenter bee enjoying my wisteria.

by ilovejesus99 Apr 3, 2007 2:42 AM

Mr Bumble enjoying a formosa azalea

by ilovejesus99 Apr 3, 2007 2:49 AM

Carpenter Bee sipping nectar rich Zinnia - Arkansas

by pford1854 Jun 7, 2007 2:45 AM

Same Bee - Same Flower

by pford1854 Jun 7, 2007 2:46 AM

by Marilynbeth Jul 28, 2007 12:44 PM

Large Carpenter Bee pollinating my Love Lies Bleeding

by onalee Jul 31, 2007 5:11 AM

by linda_nc Jul 31, 2007 12:42 PM

Covered in pollen!!!

by Ibycus Apr 28, 2008 1:36 AM

getting down....

by Ibycus Apr 28, 2008 1:42 AM

ummmm

by Ibycus Apr 28, 2008 1:47 AM

by creekwalker May 18, 2008 2:39 PM

by Marilynbeth Dec 2, 2008 12:51 AM

Near my porch - Aril, 2009

by victorgardener May 11, 2009 1:40 AM

Near my porch - April, 2009

by victorgardener May 11, 2009 1:42 AM

Eastern Carpenter Bee, Male. This image was taken as it was hovering above a wooden deck. Taken: 13, May 2009

by blackscout May 13, 2009 6:42 PM

Carpenter Bee on Agastache Blue Fortune. Note the three prominent ocelli.

by mslehv Oct 13, 2009 4:35 AM

Carpenter Bee lateral view showing the hairless posterior dorsal abdomen.

by mslehv Oct 13, 2009 4:39 AM

Carpenter Bee three-quarters view.

by mslehv Oct 13, 2009 4:41 AM

A perfectly round (albeit off-center) hole in the potting bench was explained when that big bee flew out!

by daistuff May 26, 2010 6:28 PM

by Cville_Gardener Feb 8, 2012 1:02 PM

by Bharat_Sanghavi Sep 14, 2012 1:12 PM

Bee sipping some nectar on Sedum Autumn Fire.

by marsrover Nov 4, 2012 7:27 PM

More nectar sipping on Sedum Autumn Fire.

by marsrover Nov 4, 2012 7:31 PM

Having picked up some pollen elsewhere, bee stops for a sip of sedum autumn fire nectar.

by marsrover Nov 5, 2012 7:07 PM

Bee sipping nectar while dangling from Veronica spicata.

by marsrover Nov 5, 2012 7:51 PM

Bee collecting pollen from Shimadaijin Tree Peony.

by marsrover Nov 5, 2012 8:11 PM

Carpenter bee sipping nectar on Sedum Autumn Fire, which, when flowering, is like a magnet for bees, wasps and butterflies.

by marsrover Nov 30, 2012 12:54 PM

Waterlogged bee found after early morning rain on 20 September 2011.

by marsrover Nov 30, 2012 4:19 PM

Carpenter Bee visiting some American Holly Tree flowers on 5 May 2013

by marsrover May 5, 2013 9:10 PM

Bee lifting off with a heavy load of pollen from a tree peony flower

by marsrover May 13, 2013 12:20 PM

Grabbing a sip of spicy Russian Sage nectar of 8 October 2013.

by marsrover Oct 8, 2013 12:22 PM

Carpenter bee nectaring Salvia, Arkansas River Valley, Zone 7b, Mid November

by C_A_Ivy Nov 22, 2013 12:14 PM

Hanging on for dear life, a bee grabs a sip of nectar on 17 September 2014.

by marsrover Sep 20, 2014 8:49 AM