The wasps in the UK are mainly vespula vulgaris and vespula germanicus. They are social wasps and the mated females hibernate over winter and set up a new nest in the spring. They like anything sweet, but they also feed insects to their larvae, so they do help keep some garden pests in order. Except in the autumn when they nest breaks up and they are just a bloody nuisance.

There you are Mr Uppett.