Where Do You Put a Carpenter Bee Trap

You should hang these traps up at the corners and peaks of your home. Leave these traps in sunny spots as carpenter bees are attracted to warmth.

When should you put out carpenter bee traps?

Carpenter bees are highly attracted to the pheromone released by dead carpenter bees! Keep the traps up all the way until the end of fall. Store them in a dry place over winter, and then place the traps back out right at the beginning of spring!

How do you attract carpenter bees to a bee house?

Try to keep each piece of bamboo the same size. When you have finished your bee house, hang it somewhere sunny, facing the south and a minimum of 4 ft off the ground. Carpenter bees and Mason bees will be attracted to this kind of DIY bee house, and you may find more than one species living in it!