Looks like yellow jackets, too.

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From: Linnea Garrepy
Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2015 11:04 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] Birds and the Bees

Sounds like yellow jackets, not bees.

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> On Dec 31, 2015, at 1:25 PM, Barbara Powers <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> One summer I had a nest of bees in the ground. They looked like honey bees 
> but weren't. I am sure a bee expert could tell you what kind they were. 
> Mine were very aggressive and didn't like any one near them. Lots of 
> stinging and they didn't lose their stingers so they made me think they 
> weren't honey bees. Hope you can find out what they are. Maybe you can 
> take a picture and put it on the VT bird site. I know there are some 
> experts on insects out there who might be able to help.
> Barbara Powers
>
>> Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2015 05:02:17 -0500
>> From: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] Birds and the Bees
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>
>> Bumblebees live in the ground, but I don’t think honey bees do.  They do 
>> have hives in holes in trees, though. Could your husband have cut a large 
>> piece that had a hive in it?  The bees might have been trying to find the 
>> queen.
>> Janet Warren, Cornwall
>>> On Dec 30, 2015, at 11:22 AM, Ruth <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>> The seasonal weather pulled in nice flocks of siskins and goldfinches 
>>> Tues.  No show for my regular cardinal pair and Carolina Wren, however.
>>> Re: Bees.  On a warm (50s) Dec 24 day, my husband was cutting, splitting 
>>> and stacking firewood.  He suddenly realized there were 50-60 bees 
>>> crawling over the saw wood chips and the newly stacked firewood.  Not 
>>> sure where they came from - the ground or the wood - but we're inclined 
>>> to think the ground.  Can someone please provide an opinion and an ID to 
>>> this anomaly?   The bees were perhaps extracting moisture from the wood 
>>> chips? and quite lethargic.  The next day there were a few still about 
>>> flying and buzzing.   There are fat bodied and slim bodied bees in 
>>> picture - different workers?  Hopefully, the link will work for you. 
>>> https://picasaweb.google.com/109978696175422984653/BeesOnDec242016#6234100549953097826
>>> Ruth Stewart
>>>
>>> E. Dorset, VT
>>>
>>>> My yard birds, Bennington, Vermont, US
>>>> Dec 29, 2015 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
>>>> Protocol: Stationary
>>>> Comments:     Blustery, 1" snow on gd - rain, sleet - 28 - 34 degrees 
>>>> (1st snow of season)
>>>> 11 species
>>>>
>>>> Mourning Dove  11
>>>> Downy Woodpecker  1
>>>> Hairy Woodpecker  2
>>>> Blue Jay  3
>>>> American Crow  1
>>>> Black-capped Chickadee  6
>>>> Tufted Titmouse  2
>>>> Dark-eyed Junco  10
>>>> House Finch  1
>>>> Pine Siskin  11
>>>> American Goldfinch  11
>>>>
>>>> View this checklist online at 
>>>> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S26528209
>>>>
>>>> This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 
>>>> (http://ebird.org/vt)
>


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