And not the Georgia Tech variety.
"1955 Chevy with a yellow jacket nest inside. A REALLY BIG NEST!!!"
The email from a friend of mine that knows I want a '55 chevy. An interesting bit about bees in a belair.
Unfortunately the link to the article in the Montgomery Advertiser on the story no longer links to the actual story.
Nests are constructed in early spring by the overwintering queen. Nests are in cavities and are commonly found in the ground, on trees and shrubs, and in wall voids and attics in homes.
"In most of North America, yellow jacket colonies are seasonal, dying off in the winter. Yellow jackets build their nests either in the ground or attached to branches of bushes or trees, and sometimes buildings, depending on the species. The Western Yellow Jacket is a ground nester and often builds a nest under peoples' porches or steps and in appropriate cracks in sidewalks and buildings. It is also a scavenger as well as being a hunter where most other species are exclusively predators, and for this reason it is often a pest when people eat outside. It is this scavenging habit that allows it to remain active so late in the fall. In cold climates yellow jacket colonies die out completely in the winter, except for the new queens. An overwintering queen will establish a new colony in the spring, never using the old nest. In subtropical areas some species may form perennial colonies resulting in much larger nests."
I suppose this 4-door has been sitting awhile...
