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The honey bee is a herbivorous animal and therefore lives purely on the nutrients from plants. Honey bees prefer to ingest the sweeter plant produce such as nectar, pollen, fruits and even honey. Due to their small size, honey bees have a number of predators in their natural environment. Birds, small mammals, reptiles and other insects are known to prey on the honey bee and larger mammals such as bears are notorious for destroying the hive of the honey bees in order to eat the honey inside. The queen honey bee is the one who lays the eggs.
Female Carpenter bees do have stingers, but will only sting a victim if extremely agitated or disturbed (such as being caught or squeezed). These bees, then, are not considered to be dangerous to humans.Wood decks, overhangs, and other exposed woods on houses are a prime target for the Carpenter bee.emale Carpenter bees do have stingers, but will only sting a victim if extremely agitated or disturbed (such as being caught or squeezed). These bees, then, are not considered to be dangerous to humans.