Bee Identification Chart
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Honey Bees
Honeybees live year round, their size ranging from ½” to ¾”. They can be observed as a giant swarm migrating, or as 5 to 20 buzzing around an eve, chimney, or other structural openings. New honeybee swarms consist of 4,000 to 6,000 bees. An active hive generally has 10,000 to 50,000 bees and 20 to 80 lbs of honey. Respectively, there is no such thing as a small hive.Visit bee hive removal services for more information on serviecs provided. Honeybees have barbed stingers, if a bee stings a person or an animal, the bee will lose its stinger and die. The average life span of a single honeybee is about 6 weeks in the summer and 4 months in the winter.
Africanized Honeybees (AHB)
Look the same as the European honeybee, though unnoticeably smaller in size, Africanized honeybees are very aggressive, territorial, and may nest in awkward places. They defend their hive in large numbers, can stay aggressive for days after being disturbed. Africanized bees are extremely aggravated by loud noises, and vibrations. In addition, they are highly provoked by certain smells such as fresh cut grass and bananas. For more info on AHB visit the africanized honey bee page or stop by our guide on how to get rid of bees to learn how to solve a bee problem.
Bumble Bees
Found living in nests of 15 to 100 in cavities in the ground, under sheds, or other random places usually low to the ground. Bumblebees are seasonal, after summer only the queen survives, starting a new colony in the spring. They are known to defend their hive very aggressively and can sting multiple times. Like many types of bees, the bumble bee species is declining.
Carpenter Bees
Male carpenter bees are solid black, they also cannot sting. The females are tan in color and sting quite well. Carpenter bees are sometimes mistaken for bumblebees, however carpenter bees are shiny with less hair. There flight is faster than a bumblebee’s, and is also a more jerky flight, very similar to a hummingbird. Carpenter bees are solitary bees burrowing holes the size of a dime or penny into wood patio covers, eaves, and other places. Average size is one inch in length.
Stingless Bees
With the decline of honeybees, stingless bee species are more recently being considered as options for pollination of kind. Native stingless honeybees as polinators are less a type of problem pest to home owners than honeybees. Stingless bees defend themselves by biting, they nest in tree trunks, branches, and ground cavities.
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There are many kinds of wasp species. Visit our wasp identification guide to learn basic information on the most common types of wasps.
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