The carpenter bees you see close by are males and they CAN NOT STING!
The females won’t come near you. Carpenter bees have a special “BUZZ POLLINATION” that is necessary for tomatoes, blueberries and eggplants! We need our valuable native pollinators! Read more here: https://extension.umd.edu/resource/meet-pollinator-carpenter-bee
More here: https://www.smliv.com/outdoors/buzzing-behemoths-are-peaceful-pollinators