# Yellow jackets in my empty hive

**URL:** <https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/yellow-jackets-in-my-empty-hive/39562>\
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**Created:** [July 30, 2025, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/yellow-jackets-in-my-empty-hive/39562 "2025-07-30T18:36:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![PamB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac8455/32.png) [@PamB](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/PamB)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/yellow-jackets-in-my-empty-hive/39562/1 "2025-07-30T18:36:21Z")

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It looks like there are wasps in the unused hive. We cleaned the nest off but how do I get rid of the wasps or aggressive bees? By the pics they look like yellow jackets. I use 30% vinegar on my farm. Can I spray them with that? There will not be any bees in there till next year if that.

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**Author:** ![JeffH](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/jeffh/32/7192_2.png) [@JeffH](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/JeffH)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/yellow-jackets-in-my-empty-hive/39562/2 "2025-07-30T21:53:35Z")

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My suggestion would be to suck the wasps up in a vacuum cleaner with an extension pipe, before spraying household insecticide into the pipe. You could bag and freeze the nest, or give it to chooks to pick through.