My neighbors are having issues.

[hlthe2b]

1. Do my bees and yellowjackets somehow know I'm not out to get them and work to protect them?

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Though I have a small area of milkweed that I leave for the butterflies in my limited flower garden, I had to go dig out the large patch of waaaaay too overgrown mint, honeysuckle and the invasive Canadian thistle (the bane of my existence). Bees, yellow jackets were out there in large numbers, but I moved cautiously and slowly, pausing each time I removed the offending plants and they left me alone.

I have to say, I was surprised. I would have quit at the first sting, but instead got about 90 minutes in--literally a foot or less away from where they were buzzing alongside the flower heads. Since I am having the wooden top of the fence that surrounds the area replaced today, it was necessary to get most of it done, so I'm lucky.

Sorry that these folks weren't so fortunate. I wonder what set the bees off?