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Because they are fed with a sugar solution that is produced by their larvae in the nest. Wasps and hornets are predators - the collect VAST numbers of insects, often caterpillars, to feed to their larvae. They are one of a gardeners best friends. At the end of summer, in most temperate areas, with most species, the queen stops laying eggs so the workers have no honey-dew from the larvae. It is at that time that they take a liking to jam and sugary drinks etc. - just before they die. (No insect collects honey, but some bees make it)

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