Best Bee Brothers Bee Blog — Best Bee Trap

A carpenter bee will approach our carpenter bee trap when it is looking for a new nest. This typically occurs in the spring. The unfinished softwood exterior and specifically sized entrance holes appeal to a searching carpenter bee. Once the carpenter bee enters the trap, it will drop into the turbo funnel, which it can’t escape. Carpenter bees cannot fly directly up, nor can they walk up the plastic components in the trap. Now the carpenter bee is truly stuck! Once dead, the bee releases a scent and pheromone that will attract more carpenter bees to the nest. The more...

Concerned about carpenter bees but want to ensure that other bees keep pollinating? Our carpenter bee traps only capture harmful bees, leaving other pollinators unharmed. Learn more here.

Protecting your home or structures from carpenter bees is not a one-time-a-year thing. For best results, be proactive before each season. We're sharing our favorite ways to repel carpenter bees all year round!

Learn about carpenter bee and wasps traps including differences, best traps to use, & more. Keep the carpenter bees and wasps away with Best Bee Brothers today!

Why does Best Bee Brothers make traps out of lightweight pine wood? Learn more about carpenter bee nesting habits and behavior and find out how this important design feature is essential to attracting carpenter bees into your trap and away from your home.