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.

Keeping bees away from hummingbird feeders. Bee guards are covers that go over the port of your hummingbird feeders. If the bees take to. Start by locating the decoy feeder near the hummingbird feeder, and gradually move it 5 to 6 feet away.

Saucer feeders are popular with birders because they are great at keeping insects. Here are the top 9 tips to prevent. Using a funnel, add about 10 to 15 drops of peppermint oil to a cup of lukewarm water in an empty spray bottle and shake it well.

Some bird lovers claim that peppermint. There are many ways to keep bees away from nectar feeders, but the first thing birders need to realize is that it is impossible to remove 100 percent of the insects attracted to. These bee guards are my.

The guard simply makes the feeding hole too small for the bees to get to the. To make peppermint oil insecticide, you need to mix 1 part peppermint essential oil with 3 parts water in a spray bottle. Hummingbirds, on the other hand, are quite partial to red.

Bees can be guided to a bowl filled with one to two parts sugar and one part water mix. Honey bees are attracted to bird feeders during fall and late fall when there is nectar dearth (i.e. The nectar on your hummingbird feeder is the best alternative food that bees and wasps can find while waiting for spring flowers.

In summer 1 part sugar to 1 part water. Look for leaks and patch them up. There is no effective method to keep bees away.