In our area, people often confuse the paper wasp (Polistes) with the yellow jacket (Vespa) and hasten to kill either one that they see, for fear of stinging and of damage to their honey bees. ...

This could be serious. Dry sugar may not be so great for bees after all, in contrast to liquid syrup. A brief summary in the May 2022 issue of American Bee Journal 1 describes the findings of a...