The jelly in my oriole feeders is covered by bumble bees and wasps!!!!
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You can also try tetree oil. Rub around the holes of the oriole hole. Bee's don't like the smell
Someone posted put clove spice next to jelly in feeder I did that it TOTALLY WORKs
I crushed some whole cloves in vegetable oil and let them sit overnight. I strained them and took a cotton ball and swabbed the feeder all over, top bottom and even around the rims of the jelly cups. No bees since!
Do orioles like jelly? (I love birds but don't know their favorite diets.) If they love the sweet, maybe try using a hummingbird type feeder like this: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/642748178069838668/
And maybe that will decrease the amount of bees/wasps surrounding it.
I put out bee catchers today and the orioles slowed down. I think they need that sound.
I put cloves next to the jelly in my feeder and it seems like the bees love it. Walked right over them. Didn’t work
After returning home from a week’s vacation we found our feeder swarmed by bees. The orioles couldn’t get to the feeder to eat. I purchased some peppermint essential oil and brushed it all around the edges and inside of the cup that holds the jelly then filled the cup with jelly. A few bees landed on the feeder but immediately flew away. Now the bees are gone and the orioles are back and enjoying their grape jelly! Problem solved.