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A Bee's Best Friend
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Chicago Illinois USA
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Male bees do not have a stinger and do not defend nest or hive. Some male bees like carpenter bees will fly at anyone approaching nest sight but are no danger. Worker bees are female but do not lay eggs. They use the modified ovipositor for defense. All female solitary bees lay eggs and have a stinger but only sting rarely.
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Heron
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Lower Pioneer Valley
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Are the males carpenter bees the only ones that hover? I see a lot of them but it seems like they are looking for nesting areas than protecting in some cases.
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