I do love my carpenter bees. The males are super aggressive, but can't hurt you and never actually get within 6 inches of you. They just hover around then eventually get bored and go back into their wood holes or go pollinate a flower. Just never fuck with a female, which I still have never seen. They are super docile, but if you piss them off it's game over.
If I get the motivation I'll stain the shed this autumn to make them uninterested for next year so they hopefully go for the garden beds. I might get a bee hotel too just in case some stick around and don't leave for the winter.
I do love my carpenter bees. The males are super aggressive, but can't hurt you and never actually get within 6 inches of you. They just hover around then eventually get bored and go back into their wood holes or go pollinate a flower. Just never fuck with a female, which I still have never seen. They are super docile, but if you piss them off it's game over.
If I get the motivation I'll stain the shed this autumn to make them uninterested for next year so they hopefully go for the garden beds. I might get a bee hotel too just in case some stick around and don't leave for the winter.
That's an awesome way to use the raised beds for more than one purpose. Way to go!