Bees are everywhere — more than 20,000 types of bees exist worldwide, with nearly 4,000 of them native to North America. You may see them in public settings, such as during picnics in pastures ...

Both bees will sting if they or the nest are provoked, but only the female bees have stingers. Bumble bees are much more defensive than carpenter bees. A female bumble bee can sting repeatedly ...

It’s the small holes in your railing and the layer of sawdust on your furniture; there is no mistaking these little buggers ...