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Beekeeping => General Beekeeping => Topic started by: tbonekel on April 08, 2014, 06:32:00 pm

Title: Bees at the Hummingbird Feeder
Post by: tbonekel on April 08, 2014, 06:32:00 pm
I may have to feed them again. They have found our hummer feeder. That would really be no big deal for me except I know that our neighbors like to watch their hummers fly around and eat at their house. If I have bees at mine, I bet there are bees at theirs. I kind of doubt that feeding them would fix that though. Nectar source is nectar source, right?
Title: Re: Bees at the Hummingbird Feeder
Post by: Jen on April 08, 2014, 06:55:30 pm
My daughter's hummer feeders are always clamouring with bees, to the point that the hummers never get a chance at them.
Title: Re: Bees at the Hummingbird Feeder
Post by: Woody Roberts on April 08, 2014, 06:58:55 pm
Once there's a good flow on my bees don't really bother the hummingbird feeder.
Title: Re: Bees at the Hummingbird Feeder
Post by: LazyBkpr on April 08, 2014, 08:04:36 pm
  I have three humming bird feeders.. the bees cant reach the nectar in them so they never have bees on them.
   I had a complaint from in town that my bees were swarming a ladies hummingbird feeder, so I went to have a look..  I took it down and tightened it up so it would stop leaking and it was fine after that.
Title: Re: Bees at the Hummingbird Feeder
Post by: tbonekel on April 08, 2014, 08:52:26 pm
We may, in fact have a leak. That's a good thought! Thanks!
Title: Re: Bees at the Hummingbird Feeder
Post by: Slowmodem on April 08, 2014, 09:52:58 pm
I may have to feed them again. They have found our hummer feeder. That would really be no big deal for me except I know that our neighbors like to watch their hummers fly around and eat at their house. If I have bees at mine, I bet there are bees at theirs. I kind of doubt that feeding them would fix that though. Nectar source is nectar source, right?

You might get pink honey.
Title: Re: Bees at the Hummingbird Feeder
Post by: Slowmodem on April 08, 2014, 10:19:36 pm
People should consider getting the new type of hummingbird feeder.  It really is bee proof, and it works really well.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CSH7VA/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Title: Re: Bees at the Hummingbird Feeder
Post by: LazyBkpr on April 08, 2014, 10:47:29 pm
That actually looks similar to ours, but ours has the glass jar that screws into it. Nectar is too deep for a be to reach, but not the hummingbirds.