Males grasp the females in flight and place their front or middle legs, which have fringes of long setae, over the compound eyes of their mate.

It is thought that the dilated front legs of males of some species of carpenter bees collect and trap oils and odours that function during mating.

[4] In Malaysia, broad-handed carpenter bees often choose useful structural woods as nesting sites, as they are able to burrow through it with their powerful mandibles.

[4] Preferred wood species for the broad-handed carpenter bee include, Syzygium cumini, Cassia siamea, Dyera costulata (jelutong), Agathis alba (damar minyak), Alstonia spp.

In addition, passion-fruit flowers (Passiflora edulis flavicarpa) have been found to bloom in synchrony with carpenter bee foraging rhythms, indicating an evolving relationship.