Bees In Wood Siding

Even though a hive nestled inside the wood aluminum or vinyl siding is hard to actually reach these are in fact some of the easiest and safest types of nests to get rid of because they require no contact.

Bees in wood siding. Most people tend to find carpenter bees hovering around their deck shed porch or wood siding. Common places for bees to hide and build nests include overhangs cracks window frames shutters door frames and underneath the siding. They aren t aggressive but this is happening right by the most used door of the house so it s probably just a matter of time before i piss them off. Now you might think that a hive hidden away inside of the siding on your home whether it s wood vinyl or aluminum is hard to get rid of but actually they re pretty safe and easy.

Install siding or maintain paint. My house has vinyl siding. Where the siding meets the concrete foundation of the house bees are going up there and i assume they re building a hive of some sort. Bees will usually sequester themselves away in overhangs cracks window and door frames and under siding basically anywhere they can build a cozy nest.

And unlike honey or bumble bees carpenter bees nest in wood rather than in the ground matts says so they leave behind round drill like holes. I ve also had one get in the house as i was going in the door. Here is an example of carpenter bees finding untreated wood.