THANK YOU! Yesterday I had to refill all of my feeders because there were ants. I do have the ones with the moats on top, but they had dried out before I could refill them with water. I'll be ordering yours from your store today.
Hate to say, but here in So. Cal I have Argentine ants and they swim. Sure water would slow them dowm but not completely stop them. So instead of water, I filled the moat with cheyanne pepper, and they walk right over it. Then I tried borax and same thing. I haven't tried cinnamon power yet. What does stop them is ammonia or vinegar, but you need to keep refilling it as it evaporates quickly in the hot sun.
Make your own moats using a clear mastic 8-oz cup, a wine cork and 2 cup hooks. Screw one hook into the top/center of the cork, and the second hook through the underside of the cup into the bottom/center of the cork. The hooks are your hangers, the cup holds plenty of water, and the pressure of the bottom hook on the cup/cork prevents leaks. Takes about 30 seconds, no tools needed (I did use a push pin to start the hole through the cup), costs pennies.
over the past couple of days i've seen a regular-sized bird going to my hummingbird feeder in the front yard. I can't figure out what it is, I thought it could possibly be some large type of hummingbird that got blown off course during a storm since there have been a lot of strong ones. maybe it's a normal bird eating ants from the feeder. it's 4x the size of the ruby throateds and flaps its wings to fly as a larger bird does rather than the too-fast-to-see-buzzing hover that regular sized hummingbirds do.
When I did the every-2-day feeder cleaning yesterday, there was a sunflower seed shell from the regular bird feeder i placed this year about 25 feet from the hummingbird feeder. this is why i think it's probably a regular bird that's discovered there are sometimes ants on the hummingbird feeder.
There are several birds that will drink at hummingbird feeders. Orioles are the most famous but Downy Woodpeckers and Red-bellied Woodpeckers have been known to sneak a drink of the sugar water as well.
Don’t do this for several reasons. First is you’re creating a watering hole for bees and wasps. Just put some ant killer pellets at the base of whatever you’re keeping them out of. They’ll take the food of easiest necessity first.
By themselves, they are highly bee resistant. Just fill them about half full. To make the totally bee proof, you can add Aspects Nectar Guards. shopbackyardbirdcenter.com/products/aspects%C2%AE-nectar-guard-tips?ToPasteboard
Thank you Mark! I was ready to give up cuz of those darn ants. I appreciate your insight and sharing with me. I can hang up my hummingbird feeder again and enjoy these special birds.❤️.
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on my deck rail I have a regular plate of water, put an upside-down small bowel in the middle and rest the hummingbird feeder on that.
THANK YOU! Yesterday I had to refill all of my feeders because there were ants. I do have the ones with the moats on top, but they had dried out before I could refill them with water. I'll be ordering yours from your store today.
You are welcome. They are excellent.
Thank you so much...simple remedy!
My pleasure 😊
So simple! Thanks for the tip and also the pictures of the birds drinking the water (:
You are welcome!
Hate to say, but here in So. Cal I have Argentine ants and they swim. Sure water would slow them dowm but not completely stop them. So instead of water, I filled the moat with cheyanne pepper, and they walk right over it. Then I tried borax and same thing. I haven't tried cinnamon power yet. What does stop them is ammonia or vinegar, but you need to keep refilling it as it evaporates quickly in the hot sun.
@@spearhammer6490 ugh. We thankfully don’t have those here.
Make your own moats using a clear mastic 8-oz cup, a wine cork and 2 cup hooks. Screw one hook into the top/center of the cork, and the second hook through the underside of the cup into the bottom/center of the cork. The hooks are your hangers, the cup holds plenty of water, and the pressure of the bottom hook on the cup/cork prevents leaks. Takes about 30 seconds, no tools needed (I did use a push pin to start the hole through the cup), costs pennies.
Plastic cup!!
over the past couple of days i've seen a regular-sized bird going to my hummingbird feeder in the front yard. I can't figure out what it is, I thought it could possibly be some large type of hummingbird that got blown off course during a storm since there have been a lot of strong ones. maybe it's a normal bird eating ants from the feeder. it's 4x the size of the ruby throateds and flaps its wings to fly as a larger bird does rather than the too-fast-to-see-buzzing hover that regular sized hummingbirds do.
When I did the every-2-day feeder cleaning yesterday, there was a sunflower seed shell from the regular bird feeder i placed this year about 25 feet from the hummingbird feeder. this is why i think it's probably a regular bird that's discovered there are sometimes ants on the hummingbird feeder.
There are several birds that will drink at hummingbird feeders. Orioles are the most famous but Downy Woodpeckers and Red-bellied Woodpeckers have been known to sneak a drink of the sugar water as well.
Don’t do this for several reasons. First is you’re creating a watering hole for bees and wasps. Just put some ant killer pellets at the base of whatever you’re keeping them out of. They’ll take the food of easiest necessity first.
Your saying put an insecticide out in the open where any animal, including the birds can access it? I would not advise that.
What can I do to solve my problem with the bees?
@@MsBborden1 Here is a my video about bees. Hope it helps th-cam.com/video/C2IB32Z6MSA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=gi2U6tdp1YLLhxtY
Thank you
Is the Hummblossom bee proof? Thanks!
By themselves, they are highly bee resistant. Just fill them about half full. To make the totally bee proof, you can add Aspects Nectar Guards.
shopbackyardbirdcenter.com/products/aspects%C2%AE-nectar-guard-tips?ToPasteboard
Thank you so much!😊
You're welcome 😊
What about mosquitos laying eggs in the water?
@@triciaskiles If you live in a high mosquito area, change the water each time you change the nectar.
❓❓❓❓Wonde what Tamara thinks now??
I do use an ant moat. So far so good.
Just keep water in them and you should be good.
if you mix in a little glycerin to the water, the water won't evaporate as quickly.
Glycerin has the potential to be dangerous for birds. Especially if it gets on their feathers.
Thank you Mark! I was ready to give up cuz of those darn ants. I appreciate your insight and sharing with me. I can hang up my hummingbird feeder again and enjoy these special birds.❤️.
So glad to help. Thanks for watching.
Thank you! Just received my ant moats! I saw another video which said to use oil. I will not thanks to your advice! 🪶
Excellent. Thank you for the support