How to keep ants away from my Hummingbird feeder?

Connie Hart
by Connie Hart
How to keep ants away. I put Vaseline around the hanger and they just walk over it. They are big black ants

  4 answers
  • Dia32551095 Dia32551095 on Jun 28, 2018

    I keep cinnamon sticks on the closet shelves So fat it’s working

  • Lizbeth Lizbeth on Jun 28, 2018

    I've heard Vaseline can get on bird wings making it not a good thing to use near any kind of feeder anyway. You can buy an ant trap that you hook the feeder hanger to and then hook the trap hanger to the tree branch. It's essentially a dish you fill with water. Ants can't cross the water so it works great. Small birds like finches will hold on to the trap hanger (so definitely use no Vaseline) and drink water from the dish upside down so you do need to keep the water level up (but need to change the feeder sugar solution every few days anyway since it's hot where you live. Filling the trap with water can be done at the same time) Be sure there isn't a lot of foliage near the feeder---I've read ants can jump!

  • Marcia Marcia on Jun 28, 2018

    I'm told they don't like peppermint- where to put it ??