Carpenter bees nest in the wood of your home, shed, or deck, jeopardizing their structural integrity. Here's how to get rid of them quickly. Bees are welcome pollinators in any ecosystem.

Carpenter bees are named as such because they like to burrow into wood to make their nests. If you notice wood shavings outside of holes in the wood, that could be a sign of carpenter bees.

It should have two rooms: one filled with wood shavings for the queen to breed in, the other an empty compartment where the rest of the bees live. Bumblebees may also nest in tussocks of grass or ...