carpenter bees?

froggyman

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any know if its possible to keep carpenter bees on captivity
if so any care tips?
 

andrew A davis

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thanks Tleilaxu.It's not as easy as it sounds. The males are extremly dumb and will only drink a 2:1 sugar water mixture. If you want to feed them honey, they have to be forced fed.They only live a week of so away from thier territory.:(
 
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dtknow

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Andrew: Just curious, but if one were to wish to observe a social bee/wasp colony, what species would be best? Take colony size(adios Apis mellifera), aggressiveness, and ease of feeding into mind.
 

andrew A davis

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well i mostly keep solitary bees. Tleilaxu would know more about them he's the one that got me started in the paper wasps.In my expierience it's probobly paper wasps.
 
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