Carpenter Bee Life Cycle at Life

Carpenter Bee Life Cycle. Apis mellifera (european honeybee) queens have a lifespan between two and five years on average. The male carpenter bee’s sole job is to protect their staked out territory from other carpenter bees and predators.

The above life cycle is generalised for all bees and the specifics of the life cycle of xylocopa aestuans has not been researched. Provide food for the larvae. Males typically live one year;

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In spring the adult bees will emerge and they mate and then the male carpenter bee dies. Once they emerge, they will begin to search for nectar and a mate. Adults spend the winter in nests constructed the previous year, and become active in april or may. Blue carpenter bee life cycle.