Use a red hummingbird feeder.

How do you keep bees away from your hummingbird feeders. The guard simply makes the feeding hole too small for the bees to get to the. Once you see honey bees gathering at the feeder in number, you will need. Bee guards or mesh are placed around the ports on the hummingbird feeder, which allows the birds to get to the food but keeps the bees away.

While bees are pollinators like hummingbirds, bees are unwanted guests at. Use peppermint oil on the ground where they will walk next time they visit. Here are the top 9 tips to prevent.

If step #1 fails, we will place a yellow dish (bees seem to be attracted to yellow) with 2 parts water to 1 part sugar in the same vicinity near the feeder on a ladder. Start by locating the decoy feeder near the hummingbird feeder, and gradually move it 5 to 6 feet away. Bees will not spend too long trying to get to.

Clean feeders of residue regularly. Place the distracting feeder in full sun, which bees prefer more than. In fall 2 parts sugar to 1 part water.

Look for holes in the wood of your deck (carpenter bees) look for wasp nests and spray them using long. Position feeders in the shade. If the bees take to.

Position a bowl in a place not too far from the hummingbird feeder. Also sometimes referred to as bee guards, you can buy or make your own for your feeders. Wipe the feeder with a damp cloth at least once a day, and you can keep bees away from hummingbird feeders.