But don’t get a bee in your bonnet over it. No matter their name, you probably hate to see these buzzing insects infiltrating your hummingbird feeders. Yellow jackets, in comparison, are carnivorous and quite a bit more aggressive. They don’t tend to sting unless attacked–more often than not by a bare foot that accidentally stepped on them. They’re usually too busy searching flowers for pollen. Honeybees as well as big fuzzy bumblebees aren’t all that interested in humans. Like honeybees, yellow jackets have distinctive black and yellow stripes, but they are longer and narrower, have little hair, and don’t have pollen baskets on their rear legs like honeybees do. However, it’s easy to see why we would mix them up with honeybees, the more likeable of pollinators. Along with hornets, they are actually members of the wasp family. In this article we’re going to learn how to keep bees away from your hummingbird feeders, and ensure that your feeders are feeding what you want to feed: the birds.īefore we go further, it’s important to note that yellow jackets are not technically bees. Seeing as they are quite attracted to sweet tasting food sources, they can cause quite a stir at our hummingbird feeders as well. Yellow jackets – ugh! – Open a can of soda or beer outdoors at a summer picnic and there they are, ready to put a sting in our fun.
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