How do you keep bees off a hummingbird feeder?
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Joanne
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If it's not bees it's ant's. The vaseline on the pole doesn't work.
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Here are some cleaver ideas to keep the bees away:
https://backyardbeekeeping101.com/keep-bees-away-from-hummingbird-feeders/
Using a red saucer for the hummingbird feed may help.
https://www.birdsandblooms.com/birding/attracting-hummingbirds/keeping-bees-away-from-hummingbird-feeders/
You can get bee guards for the feeding ports.
Try to clean the out side and get all the sugar off the base
Hello this link might be helpful
https://extension.umaine.edu/gardening/2021/07/26/insects-hummingbird-feeder/
Here's a helpful post for that https://www.birdsandblooms.com/birding/attracting-hummingbirds/keeping-bees-away-from-hummingbird-feeders/
use an ant moat on the top of the hummer feeder you fill it with water and I hang mine up on a hook so it is harder for ants to get them that way
bees will come and go but if you have feeders with the guards on them it shouldn't be a problem they are usually yellow and have a tiny grid on them
You can use axle grease at the base of your pole for deterring ants.
Hi Joanne, hope this link helps you out,
https://www.perkypet.com/articles/bees-at-feeders/
This will help you to keep them away: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwjbuCWRRww
Spreading Sevin granules will take care of the ants. Termite spray for the bees.
I don't know about the bees, but I wipe the hanger with organic EcoSence or EcoLogic Ant & Roach spray to keep them from following the hanger down to the feeder. I do this everytime I refill the feeder.