[Cosmore]

 Quote - 'they dig out honey bee nests'

Sorry but that is wrong - honey bees (apis melifera) do not 'nest' in the ground but stay as colonies in hollow trees etc., or are kept in hives. Badgers may destroy bumble bee (bombus terrestis) nests as they do nest in the ground or under timber piles etc., which is still a loss as bumble bees (although classed as a solitary insect - i.e. only the queens overwinter) are valuable pollinators being able to fly at lower temperatures and usually earlier than honey bees.
Just wanted to put the record straight.