Congratulations on your success in creating a fantastic pollinator garden. As you probably know, the picture shows an Eastern Yellow Jacket by the nest. I’ve not previously encountered such a high concentration of nests as you have succeeded in achieving. Yellow jackets are very territorial creatures so I would expect that only some of these nests contain yellow jackets. It really doesn’t make much difference. They all would be expected to pollinators.

Thanks for sharing your experience with us.

Thanks for your response.

I’m afraid that you might have misinterpreted my remarks. I don’t believe that I said anything about walking in your yard. On the contrary, with that many apparent nests in your yard you need to steer very clear of the area. If yellow jackets are around, there would be a high probability that you would be stung numerous times. Yellowjackets are not to be fooled with. Each yellow jacket can sting multiple times and they often “gang up” for multiple attacks. These yellow jackets will die towards the end of September. Until then, everyone should give the area a wide berth. This would be true even if pollinators other than yellow jackets are also there.

Be very careful of the area. I apologize for any misunderstanding that might have been created.

Pollinators are great for plants but not always for people. Just be careful