Definately not a recluse, but I don't know what the other one is or looks like.That isn't a recluse is it? or Hololena?
Your kids are right it is a wolf spider. Yes probable a Rabid wolf spider because of the area that it was in and the pattern on his back. Hey a bee hive is free food for that guy.I recently saw a spider like this in my garden. My kids and I looked it up in National Audubon Society' field guide. We think it to be either a Rabid Wolf Spider or Forest Wolf Spider.