The weather is getting warmer and the flowers are blooming, emanating the sweet smell of spring and summer.  We have been waiting for this time all winter long.  However, we were not the only ones.  Bees, Hornets, Wasps and Yellow Jackets have been longing for this time as well.  As we begin to work on landscaping, seeding our lawns and planting our favorite flowers, they are eager to assist us with our work.  In what way you may ask ?  They are the major pollinators of flowering plants and assist in the reduction of many insect pests. Therefore, this makes them a very beneficial group of insects.   They are identified as either solitary (live independent of a colony) or social (live together in a colony).  Understanding their behavior, social or otherwise, will provide us with important information that may allow us to avoid a nasty encounter.  
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