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Gardening

Curmudgeoness

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5. I am not sure if this will work or not,

Reply to Scuba (Reply #4)

Sun Aug 17, 2014, 12:12 PM

Aug 2014

but I'm going to try it for the bees as well as the ants. I have a feeling that they will end up bringing all their friends and they will just be munching on both the sweets on the ground and the hummingbird food...but I think this is worth trying, especially if I can find something that is more appealing to them than the sugar water.

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Hummingbird feeder question [View all] Suich Aug 2014 OP

you have to have what are called bee guards.. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #1

I googled bee guards and I don't have them. Suich Aug 2014 #3

My hummers are not bothered by most bees, but they don't like the white faced hornets! NRaleighLiberal Aug 2014 #2

A small bowl of something sweet - like grape jelly or honey - on the ground near your feeders ... Scuba Aug 2014 #4

I am not sure if this will work or not, Curmudgeoness Aug 2014 #5