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Programs: Oregon Master Beekeeper Program

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Oregon State University Extension Service

Protecting honey bees from yellowjacket wasps

Carolyn Breece, Ramesh Sagili and Dan Wyns
Yellowjackets can be distinguished from honey bees by their defined yellow or white markings and lack of dense body hairs.
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Learn how to protect your hives from yellowjacket wasps.
Yellowjackets seek protein and carbohydrate to feed their developing larvae. A honey bee colony offers an abundance of both. Beekeepers can protect their honey bees from yellowjackets by keeping strong colonies, reducing hive entrances, installing robbing screens and maintaining a tidy apiary.
Yellowjackets seek protein and carbohydrate to feed their developing larvae. A honey bee colony offers an abundance of both. Beekeepers can protect their honey bees from yellowjackets by keeping strong colonies, reducing hive entrances, installing robbing screens and maintaining a tidy apiary.
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