what is this?

[Dookie]

Hi

My friend says he has a bee/wasp nest in his garage that he wants me to get rid off. He is about an hours drive so i asked him to send me a picture however i cant tell if its a bee or a wasp, Im leaning to wasp but happy to be wrong.

 

[Millet]

European Hornet by the look of it..

 

[Swarm]

Yellow head, it's a Hornet. Please don't go killing them.

 

[BernardBlack]

Yellow head, it's a Hornet. Please don't go killing them.

They aren’t a threat to bees then?

 

[Beefriendly]

They hawk them and will take a few bees, but not a threat...They are not in the same league as our Asian friends who will decimate a hive.

 

[JonnyPicklechin]

http://www.vespa-crabro.de/hornets3.htm

Embrace the hornet for he is your, and your bees', friend.

 

[Swarm]

They aren’t a threat to bees then?

No. You will lose far more bees to birds and spiders. We have Hornets nesting near our bees most years and never had them show any interest in the bees.
Beautiful creatures.

 

[beeno]

I had 5 hornets nests within 30m of some of my hives last year with constant hawking and killing. Not only do you lose bees, but also honey production as it reduces foraging.

 

[masterBK]

Not so sure its the european hornet. Could well be a Queen Median wasp