Stand bottle upright and allow paint to dry for at least 8 hours.

Diy bee guard for hummingbird feeder. More birds 60in glass hummingbird feeder. This adorable diy hummingbird feeder starts out with a plastic bottle. Make the nectar less sweet.

Giving bees and wasps their own feeding station. They keep the bees out while allowing the hummingbirds in. Make slippery ant traps for hummingbird feeders with petroleum jelly.

Attach an ant moat to hummingbird feeders. Place the nectar inside the jelly jar. Super glue a metal corner bracket to the bottom of the bottle and allow to dry.

A bee guard is a mesh or plastic. Here’s the recipe to make your own hummingbird sugar water. Hang the jars from a tree.

Replace the sugar water every few days. Honey bees are quite partial to sugar, especially sucrose. The jar itself doubles as the feeder and also a solid.

Use a bee guard or a feeder with bee guards. Tips on buying the right feeder for you, how to stop the bees drinking your hummingbird food. Keep the tape out of contact with the nectar to prevent contamination.