There is a special bee that has the most important role - queen bee. The colony’s queen bee influences many things in the life of other bees, so it’s time to meet it a bit more.
Well, the short answer is that carpenter bees do sting. The female carpenter bee will deal with you and deliver a very painful sting, once you try to bother them in their burrows, but if you don’t bother with them, then you are safe.