Ground bees nest in individual holes in the ground. The hanging nest was either bald-faced hornets or yellowjacket wasps. Ground bees don't sting. So give thanks that you have a place for these gentle native pollinators to live. They won't damage your septic field. But adding soil might.

There are many species of bumble bees have nest underground, my guess is small bumbles, so it's always good I.D. these first to make sure, you're not killing our good native bees, can you post a picture.

We have the same bees along our foundation near the patio. Our house was built last fall so it's a new colony. With the world wide shortage of bees I hate to spray them, but we can't sit on our patio and really can't eat or drink anything. I filled the area with water a few times, but seem to have multiplied. Too bad they aren't honey bees.

Hi....Last fall my dogs were attacked by bees multiple times. I had no idea what was going on each time...I thought they ran in through the doggie door, tearing thru the house...in and out playing with each other until the 2nd time the one came in, she sat and tried scratching herself. I saw 7 very small dark colored bees on her that I swatted and killed. She immediatly had about 15 welts on her that continued to swell. I gave her benedryl and watched her the rest of the day. The other dog only had 3 stings. This happened twice. I determined the bees must be in the ground in the front yard. As I walked toward my front yard and had a couple chase me around the house and inside. There are no hives in my trees anywhere. These are not yellow jackets. They look like tiny honey bees but are dark in color and are very very aggressive. I have carpenter bees, hornets, yellowjackets, bumble bees...but these are none of those!! They sound like africanized bees I have read about, however, I live in update NY. Is this possible? Will they still be there this spring? If so, does anyone know how do I I get rid of them.??? They are vicious!!! And we are outdoor people....