Paper Bee's nests

[Chuck White]

Does anyone know for sure if the bees actually leave the paper nests when the weather starts getting colder!

I was told "they do", but my source likes to set people up for a practical joke whenever he can!

[Magicman]

Ours do but they are not New Yorkers.  After they leave the nest, they will huddle up in a confined place for the Winter.

[Sprucegum]

We brought a beautiful paper hornet's nest into the house one winter - the bees came out when it warmed up    Mom was not pleased  :

[Chuck White]

We brought a beautiful paper hornet's nest into the house one winter - the bees came out when it warmed up    Mom was not pleased  :

That's kind of what I was thinking.

When it warms up, they think it's Spring again.

[isawlogs]

I had one in my pick-up that start to buzz late one fall early winter     Not really a good idea , it went from the back seat to the box in a hurry, it spent the winter outside under da shed. 

[SwampDonkey]

Bumble bees usually go in the ground or maybe some wall insulation. What usually happens to most of those hornet's nests is the weather gets them or a skunk if it's low to the ground. And I don't doubt a bear might get one now and again when the air gets too cold for the hornets to fly. I see a lot of them torn up in the fall.

Suppose to drop down into the 20's by late next week. That'll slow'm up some. :D