On Fri, 24 Jun 2016 08:38:13 -0400, songbird
wrote:

i plugged them up in the garden shed for the
past four days with no access to water or the
outside and sucked up all the returning foragers
in the vaccume... Ma had to get in there for
something and said they're still in there.

i think some type of mason bee. can sting
more than once. bugger got me before i got
her once in the heel and once on the end of
the index finger of all places. luckily the
sting wore off in a few hours. not allergic.

ok today will be a busy day. hope everyone
is doing well?


songbird

Sounds more like some kind of wasps or hornets, maybe Yellow Jackets.
Mason bees are solitary and absolutely non-aggressive, only sting as a
last resort. They don't live in colonies and don't produce honey like
honeybees. However, they are far more efficient pollinators than
honeybees and are great to have around the garden or orchard.

Ross.
Southern Ontario, Canada