JKB, I was within a couple feet of the nest today while I was spraying it. It's dead now. They were pretty meek. Didn't get stung once, nor did any even come at me.
I left the camera at home, so pics will have to wait 'till Thurs.
You failed to mention the enclosed cab you were in while on the tractor during the spraying Op!
Ssshhhhh!
They really aren't that agressive around here. I was smoothing out the dirt at my place with the Kubota and the ROPS was whacking the tree branches as I box bladed around the tree. On the 3rd pass I turned to my left and out of the corner of my eye I saw this large funnel shaped object not 3' away from me in the tree. I turned a little bit more to get a better look and realized that it was an active Bald Faced Hornets nest. Every time I went under the tree, the ROPS hit the branch that it was attached to and it went for a ride. It was about 1/3 again larger than the one that was on the H-Frame. I didn't tempt fate and go under the tree again, but I never got stung either. I'll bet my head was 2' from that nest when I was going under the tree! That tractor does NOT have a cab on it.
