Eastern Carpenter Bee - nesting

Description:

Female Eastern carpenter bees make nests by tunneling into wood. They bore a highly polished hole about 3/8" in diameter directly up into the bottom a nesting substrate. The final nest usually resembles a T and can have up to three T-shaped layers. Females spend the majority of their time gathering nectar and pollen to provision their nests. They also regurgitate some of the food to male relatives during the mating season, in the males' roosting sites.

Habitat:

Eastern U.S. Wide variety of habitats with suitable nesting sites.