August 2025 Summer Thread

[kdxken]

10 minutes ago, Torch Tiger said:

"An underground bees' nest near the end of the bus loop, far from the playground and building, was disturbed," Adams said in a letter to the school community. "Unfortunately, several students and staff members were stung, and many bees traveled into the school building."

they literally quoted saying underground bees nest 

""Many bees traveled into the school building," he said in a statement. The fire department later clarified that the stings were from yellowjackets"

[kdxken]

20 minutes ago, tunafish said:

0.09 in the status today for 0.15" MTD.

Kinda hoping for a whiff Friday. 

I could take a whiff until December easily.

[Torch Tiger]

4 minutes ago, kdxken said:

""Many bees traveled into the school building," he said in a statement. The fire department later clarified that the stings were from yellowjackets"

Are any of these Southern Yellowjackets?  I've been seeing much smaller ones lately, usually they're Eastern or German and those are larger?  I'm not really sure.

[kdxken]

1 minute ago, Torch Tiger said:

Are any of these Southern Yellowjackets?  I've been seeing much smaller ones lately, usually they're Eastern or German and those are larger?  I'm not really sure.

 I think we have them all by now. Confirmed nests of the southern in Western Mass. Not sure how they can possibly be more aggressive than the eastern or German. They all suck. 

 

[kdxken]

7 minutes ago, Torch Tiger said:

Are any of these Southern Yellowjackets?  I've been seeing much smaller ones lately, usually they're Eastern or German and those are larger?  I'm not really sure.

Lots more males in the fall which are smaller than the females and of course the queen.

[kdxken]

Poor AHATT. What thumping they took after July.

 

[WxWatcher007]

42 minutes ago, kdxken said:

At least they've stopped blaming it on the bees. Nope, it's f****** yellow jackets. 

"

Yellowjackets stung dozens of students on the first day of school in Ashland, Massachusetts Wednesday, the superintendent said.

As children got off the bus at David Mindess Elementary School just after 9 a.m., someone or something disturbed an underground nest near the end of the bus loop.

Ashland Superintendent Jim Adams told WBZ-TV "around 40 students" and two staff members were stung.

Just did a quick look up of yellow jackets and I had no idea their hive can have thousands in it. I'm always extra careful doing yard work. No problems yet (knocks wood). 

[kdxken]

11 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said:

Just did a quick look up of yellow jackets and I had no idea their hive can have thousands in it. I'm always extra careful doing yard work. No problems yet (knocks wood). 

You have to be careful this time of year. That's when the nests get huge. I've had three major attacks in my line of work. All in the fall. In two , I was stung in the teens and twenties. One in the hundreds.

[Baroclinic Zone]

59 minutes ago, kdxken said:

At least they've stopped blaming it on the bees. Nope, it's f****** yellow jackets. 

"

Yellowjackets stung dozens of students on the first day of school in Ashland, Massachusetts Wednesday, the superintendent said.

As children got off the bus at David Mindess Elementary School just after 9 a.m., someone or something disturbed an underground nest near the end of the bus loop.

Ashland Superintendent Jim Adams told WBZ-TV "around 40 students" and two staff members were stung.

Just the underground relative of the bald-faced hornets nests. Probably a nest of several hundred. Unfortunate that it occurred.

[WxWatcher007]

1 hour ago, kdxken said:

You have to be careful this time of year. That's when the nests get huge. I've had three major attacks in my line of work. All in the fall. In two , I was stung in the teens and twenties. One in the hundreds.

That sounds insane

[Snowedin]

9 hours ago, Cyclone-68 said:

Storm trying to pop around Norwell it looks like 

Yep felt that one earlier in the day. Was taking a little snooze and then heard what sounded like a gunshot going off next door. Must’ve been a direct cg hit within a mile or so. Startled the hell out of me and the ol pooch lol. We’ll take the quick half inch or so from those downpours..every bit counts right now!