[violetcarpenterbee]

re. violet carpenter bees in answer to some of your qestions, these bees are nesting in an old apple tree stump in leicestershire post code le12 9ae.they were around last year, i spotted them flying around one sunny day in dec. then again in the sunny weather last week.at the weekend when I had got a camera ready they did not come out,but I spoted them inside the holes they have made in the tree trunk, but when you move close to take a picture they disapear inside the tree trunk. I will continue to try and get a picture but they only come out when the weather is sunny and warm. Of course I cannot be 100% certain these are violet carpenter bees as I am no expert on bees at all,but all the people that have seen them agree with me ,that they look exactly like the pictures of them that can be found on the internet, if any bee expert lives in my aera they are quite welcome to come and see for themselves. regards DERICK . .