Okay, so now I've learned another lesson about living out here in the woods. The weather has been beautiful which got me busy working outside. Living in the woods I have mountains of leaves to get out of my landscaped beds and blown back into the floor of the woods. As I came in for a snack break I noticed something on my front door. When I stooped down to see what on earth was on the door I saw this guy (or gal).
Oh, okay, it's just a bumble bee, so I grabbed a broom and knocked it off the door. This is what I saw.........
and this.................
This would be the threshold where the chewed up wood fragments fell from the hole the bee made in my door. I have to say that I LOVE my beautiful wood front door and I'm more than a little upset to have a giant hole bored in it. After I discovered the damage to my door the giant bad ass bee bumble bee had an unfortunate accident and is no longer with us. Awwwwww, I feel really bad about that.
Let's recap my encounters with woodland visitors since I've moved into my new home. First off there was the baby copperhead in my garage, that was fun. Then the marble sized black widow on my screened in porch, thank heavens it was on the outside of the screen. After that it was the Super Pooping opossum that took up residence in my garage and destroyed just about everything including the walls. Now I have bees chewing up my doors. It's a good thing it's beautiful and peaceful here because I'm beginning to think it may be hazardous to your health!
I googled wood eating bees and the best I can tell is that it must be a carpenter bee. Evidently they don't eat the wood, they bore a hole and nest in it. Well now, that makes me and my door feel much better. On a good note it also said that they are usually solo, so maybe my door will be safe for awhile.
