5. How Do I Keep Bees Away From My Hummingbird Feeder?
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desiree asked how do you keep bees away
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from your hummingbird feeders this is a
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great question because wasps always come
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and you know just hang out and they
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drink out of it i don't really mind but
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yeah if you don't want a lot this is how
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you do it yeah notice they don't come to
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that one they come together they can't
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there's no fluid for them to get to they
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can't get down through the hole
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and they can't reach the fluid and the
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fluid is not getting pushed out when you
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have one of the other feeders
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like this it's always going to be some
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dripping around here the bees have ready
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access
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to sugar water and so you get a
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collection of bees on here and the
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hummingbirds have to fight with them to
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see who's going to drink the nectar and
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it's only because they drip yeah that's
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it and that's another reason i use
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almost exclusive police because i don't
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have any problem with bees at all yeah i
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never even thought about that but yes
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they we have the a tubular feeder and
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the wasps come to that but i kind of
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like i don't mind with a good ant moat
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you can keep the ants from getting right
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about having to buy another ant moat and
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the chickadees
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love to drink this water for some reason
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i don't know why but they're always up
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here drinking water gold fences will
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come in goldfish is awesome but desiree
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i'm glad that you asked the question
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because you certainly don't want to have
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bees competing with your hummingbirds
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for your nectar and that's a great
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question i had no idea so we we'd love
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that you guys all asked these questions
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yes and that i didn't wasn't thinking
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about it but that's another reason to
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use this type of feeder because of the
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bees and i didn't think about it because
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i don't have a bee problem
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because i use one of these
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exactly
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Thank you very much!! This is exactly the problem I'm having both bees and wasps.. This was very helpful..
Thank you so much. Last year I was going crazy with bees.
I have that feeder
I still have bed bees EVERYWHERE Around it
There are some guards for that feeder that makes it so the bees can't get the nectar. They may still come around but don't hang out once they find they can't reach the nectar.
I still have bees competing with my hummers and I USE the feeder Richard suggest!! Now what?????
If bees are causing a problem at a Hummer High Rise feeder, it is most likely due to nectar getting onto the outside of the feeder - usually just under the outside edge of the red feeder lid. If the feeder is filled too close to the top of the bowl, or the lid is not pressed on all the way, nectar can get around the cover and onto the outside of the feeder. Winds and sometimes animals jumping on, or batting the feeder can contribute to this problem. So, it is better to put less nectar in the feeder to prevent this. Afterwards, it may take a few days for the bees to stop coming to the feeder looking for food.
If this does not solve the problem please send me more information or pictures to explain it.
Enjoy the birds,
Richard Cole
@@ColesWildBirdFeed thanks. I will keep you posted!
I have two of the same style feeders, the hummingbirds have to go straight down to access the nectar. I have bees / wasps galore. I had one just like the one in the video here that he recommended, with the moat, only larger. It attracted bees as well.
@@twocyclediesel1280It attracts bees, you said, but can they get to the nectar? Even after you clean/wash that kind of feeder?
@@elaineenialle3594 Yes, I wash and change the nectar every 3-4 days. It seems like they go for the little bit of nectar that the birds spill around the openings. They buzz around from spot to spot, spending more time flying really. It seems like they smell it and continuously try to get what they can. Maybe NC bees are more tenacious :)
It would have been nicer to see a close up of that feeder. We have no idea what it looks like on top.
Thank you! I’m having a big problem with bees on my humming bird feeder, and I never wanted to attract them, I don’t want the humming birds fighting with them for the nectar I put outside. Of course I don’t want to harm the bees either, I just don’t want them to get mad at me and bite me some some reason! lol
Stings can be deadly for the hummers, that is why the wasps and bees can easily run them off..
Where to get that kind of feeder
I can’t see any hummingbirds in my feeders, is it because the bees are a nuisance. I’m aggravated by the bees. Summer is short and I haven’t seen any hummingbirds 🙁
My hummingbirds just fly by the feeders and don’t care for it. What is wrong. Clean the feeders, it’s attracting more bees then hummingbirds
Looks like an Oriole feeder, correct?
birds have long tounges honeybee not so much