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I fight the hummingbirds off just about. Theyre all over the place here. I mix sugar water at a 4:1 ratio and refrigerate. They love the cool refreshing drink in this heat wave.
Wow I can't believe how quiet this thread has gotten! Nobody seeing hummers this summer? To hot none around or what?
We have our crew emptying the feeders almost daily here.
I thought the same thing... I checked here the other night to see if the thread was still "alive".
I've been refilling our feeders about every other day, 10 days ago it was every day. We've had dozens at our two feeders every morning and evening even after the Rufous(s) arrived last week. I put a 3rd feeder out and then realized there are two of them and I have no place to put a 4th feeder.
I thought the same thing... I checked here the other night to see if the thread was still "alive".
I've been refilling our feeders about every other day, 10 days ago it was every day. We've had dozens at our two feeders every morning and evening even after the Rufous(s) arrived last week. I put a 3rd feeder out and then realized there are two of them and I have no place to put a 4th feeder.
We woke it up.
Any of you have the HummZinger Ultra Feeder? I'm thinking about ordering them the bees are attaching my red & yellow feeders like crazy. So much so we can't sit out front or we get stung.
I have one of those feeders Jaxson. I like it a lot and haven't had any bee problems.
I have a problem with woodpeckers pecking out the yellow flowers on my large Perky Pet feeder. The past few days have been a little better since the Rufous are guarding it. I've only had to replace 1 or 2 flowers a day instead of most of them.
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We woke it up.
Any of you have the HummZinger Ultra Feeder? I'm thinking about ordering them the bees are attaching my red & yellow feeders like crazy. So much so we can't sit out front or we get stung.
Bees make a bee line for yellow, we found some feeders with white slots, made a world of difference.
On the south side of my house I have planted butterfly and hummingbird friendly flowers, and I just saw a hummer on Sunday sticking it's little beak into the impossibly tiny flowers on a licorice mint.
I have one of those feeders Jaxson. I like it a lot and haven't had any bee problems.
I have a problem with woodpeckers pecking out the yellow flowers on my large Perky Pet feeder. The past few days have been a little better since the Rufous are guarding it. I've only had to replace 1 or 2 flowers a day instead of most of them.
I'm going to order some it will be to late for this summer perhaps but next year I'll be ready. Where do you order the yellow replacement from ?
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Bees make a bee line for yellow, we found some feeders with white slots, made a world of difference.
Yeah I know we've never had a problem at the farm with bees hitting on them but here in town they are back logged waiting their turns.
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Originally Posted by gentlearts
On the south side of my house I have planted butterfly and hummingbird friendly flowers, and I just saw a hummer on Sunday sticking it's little beak into the impossibly tiny flowers on a licorice mint.
Watched part of a show on PBS a few weeks ago about all the different types of hummers really interesting I hope I can catch it again to watch the whole thing. I don't even know the name of it.
I planted several hummingbird-attracting flowers but they all died due to the drought here. The potted flowers on our decks were destroyed by a hail storm we had 11 days ago and are just now coming back.
Wow I can't believe how quiet this thread has gotten! Nobody seeing hummers this summer? To hot none around or what?
We have our crew emptying the feeders almost daily here.
I have visitors every few minutes from dawn until dusk. I hardly have time to grab the feeders to clean and fill them up. When I do, usually one or two stop by and look perplexed.
Whenever it's cloudy outside, they hang out on my patio all day long.
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