Bees on hummingbird feeder..Help!
lindaohnowga
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Hummingbirds resist apple & strawberry feeders- help please?
Comments (3)I don't pretend to be an expert, but I'd bet familiarity is a large part of it. Also, could it be that the solution just doesn't stay fresh enough for 7 whole days? So they eat in the old familiar well-loved places, then by the time that's gone the solution in the less familiar feeders isn't any good? The pamphlet that came with my feeders says the solution will stay fresh for 6 days with temps 75 or below. At 85-88, three days. With temps above 95 right now I've been changing solution daily. Here in St Louis there wouldn't be any week in summer when the solution would stay fresh for 7 days, even in a coolish summer like the one we just had. As for being slow to return -- you need a signal for them to tell them that you and the nectar are back-- a red flag? a sprinkler going for several hours? Maybe you could put out a red flag or ribbon for a half-day or so each time you fill the feeders to condition them to the signal. Then after a vacation, when the flag goes back up it might click for them. They're supposed to have terrific memories, so they could probably learn that fairly quickly. If you do the experiment, I'd be really curious to see how it worked out....See MoreBees on my Hummingbird Feeder~~Someone help me!
Comments (23)that would depend on where the nest is. if in the ground she'd have a good chance for survival & might stay put. if in an open nest or say an abandoned bird house she'd need to seek a warmer location. if you can locate the nest destroy it after spraying them or when they've gone dormant. if in the ground get a gallon of a good pesticide & mix it in a bucket with some liquid dish soap & pour it into the hole with a funnel. do this after they've gone dormant or if you have a problem nest during the warmer weather pour the mix in at night. wear long pants & sleeves, a hat, gloves, & cover your face with a bandana. pour it quickly & run like h**l. I know some will poo-poo this but gasoline or diesel fuel in a ground nest works too. if you're not up to it call a pro. yellow jackets & hornets can be quite aggressive . anyone in the St Louis area can contact me for swarm captures & bee removals from buildings & trees. this would be for honeybees only. 99.999 % of the calls I get after mid august are usually yellow jackets....See MoreButterfly, Hummingbird and Bee Garden
Comments (12)Great List of plants Debra. Our hummers, butterflies & bees here love my Mexican Sunflower Plants(Tithonia Fiesta Del Sol). I found one that only grows 28-30 inches high) as my husband does not like the Tall Variety that is topping about 6-7 Feet now. I just cut in back about 2 feet on the top. You have to dehead them(so they will keep blooming and watch out for the seed pods as they can really stick your fingers. Leave seed pods along with Coneflower seed pods & chickadee's will devour them in the fall. But they are full sun. We already had this Sage bushes that a lot of people grow here(Denton, Texas). I wish it bloomed all the time(only blooms when it is about to rain). Next year planting Turk's Cap, Gabor Trumpet Vine(Campis radicans "Gabor'), Honeysuckle Vine you already have and planting a Chaste Tree. They seem to really enjoy my Phlox Phlopaniculata "Bright Eyes". We moved here from N.C. about 1 and half years ago. I am finding out that my Full sun plants are not really fun sun here in the Texas heat. Going to also try a Hardy Fuchsia just to see what it does here(it likes part shade to shade.) We are having a time with either mites or white flies taking the plants down in the drought and heat. Can't spray them as I will kill what I am trying to attract. Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii) did not make it first year here so we planted the "Low and Behold' Variety in a Large Planter. Had to put it on roller & keep moving it in & out of the sun. Going to try and over-winter it in Garage. Just found out today that I am not suppose to plant any plants in a plastic container as that keeps the roots hot so I am repotting it in a Ceramic Container- suppose to keep roots cool or I can try some type of Double-potting method. Our Hosta's did not do that well here like N.C. even after adding peat moss to the garden. We also ran out of areas to plant sun loving plants. In N.C. (S. coccinea) was a big hit along with Foxglove(likes shade) and Spider Flowers(Cleome hassleriana) but it too is sun loving plant .Your Cypress Vine should be a big hit. The hummers are really fueling up for their trip and they will get fat. I did not know that my Pineapple Sage plant would not bloom until October. It was blooming when I bought it & I pinched the top out so it would bush out but the mites attack it. They are looking good now but still no blooms yet. The young hummers are checking us out when we are outside which is always fun. Hummingbirds fly a certain route around houses etc. So be careful when changing parking spots in your driveway/road. I just found out that many kill themselves while running into parked vehicles and storms throw them down or into trees so big canopy of trees are great shelter & shade. We are having to put up window bird decals up. Woodpeckers and baby chickadees pecked our feeders apart this spring when they fledged. It bother me a little but it was kind of funny. I am having to change the feeders twice a day as the solution is getting cloudy when temps. hit 100 degrees or more and I boil it 2 minutes. Thanks again for your great list. Bonnie...See MoreBee Balm Jacob Cline and Hummingbirds
Comments (5)Jacob Cline is a favorite of the broad tailed hummers in my yard as well. Sadly it's a very weak grower for me and the spindly stems can't support the large flowers, especially with our near constant wind. I did try and experiment by cutting them shorter earlier in the summer so they don't get as tall and that seemed to help. Lovely video thank you for sharing!...See Moreorrin_h
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