When the opportunity presents itself, I’m trying to take pictures of those insects commonly mistaken for honey bees or honey bee hives.
This is a Bald Faced Hornet’s nest (which isn’t even a hornet). The Bald Faced Hornet is commonly seen around beehives though and can be quite harmful to the honey bee.
I’m not opposed to the Bald Faced Hornet as they do remove weak bees and other insects that like to eat my garden but I do keep them in check and will do what I need to do to keep them from being bothersome.
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