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Having the same problem. I put jammy, sugary water in jam jars on the affected hive, the bees ignored it but the wasps soon started to drown in it. Then I gradually moved the jars away from the hives. Helped reduce wasps in the hives by about half. So far no bees only wasps in there.

Just got started this year and so far it's been an exciting ride. My bee keeping mentor Phil (Hi Phil, I've joined!) recommended I join as I have so many questions. Started off nice and easy with a lovely colony and decided to transfer them on to 14x12 foundationless frames (that bit is going...