Instead of raccoon, I would consider a skunk to be a more likely destroyer of the nest. In answer to Jen’s question - they are after the larvae in the nest - yum. I usually find several nest a year that are dug out. Better than me finding them with my weed eater or lawnmower 🥴
A skunk is certainly also a possibility, but I haven't noticed any signs that my bees have been bothered, and skunks will go after adult bees and wasps too. I just feel like with my hives RIGHT THERE, a skunk would have returned for the bees, whereas a raccoon is more of an opportunist. Also we've seen raccoons in the goat pasture, which is right behind my apiary, before, whereas we've never seen a skunk on our property.