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Bees or Yellowjackets? There is a difference!

  I received a phone call from a neighbor today who was upset about the number of “bees” that were swarming all over her cedar tree. When I went to see the “bees” I discovered that they were not bees but they were yellowjackets, and they were all over her cedar tree foraging for the sweetness in the sap of the tree. There is a distinct difference between honeybees and yellowjackets. Honeybees are fuzzy and their color is usually orange and brown and