The Hummingbirds came back early... BUT they are tiny!
Oct 15, 2020 12:29:17 #
Yellow Jackets on the feeder
by Donald Gallagher, on Flickr
Feeding the yellow jackets
by Donald Gallagher, on Flickr
Oct 15, 2020 12:43:41 #
Dngallagher wrote:
See that here, too Mason Wasps, and Yellowjackets it appears. That black stuff can kill hummers-please clean it up!
Oct 15, 2020 13:02:29 #
Sinewsworn wrote:
See that here, too Mason Wasps, and Yellowjackets it appears. That black stuff can kill hummers-please clean it up!
You are aware of course that hummingbirds have left the area a week or two back right?
Just waiting to take down the feeder for the year. I make my own nectar and change it often, cleaning the feeder each time.
Oct 15, 2020 13:05:14 #
Sinewsworn wrote:
See that here, too Mason Wasps, and Yellowjackets it appears. That black stuff can kill hummers-please clean it up!
Old nectar is also bad for the little hummers. When I'm at my home away from home, I clean and refill the hummingbird feeders every other day and daily when the temperature goes up into the 90's. I don't use the prepackaged mix, it's a waste of money and the dye is just something the birds don't need.
Oct 15, 2020 13:09:32 #
rmorrison1116 wrote:
Old nectar is also bad for the little hummers. When I'm at my home away from home, I clean and refill the hummingbird feeders every other day and daily when the temperature goes up into the 90's. I don't use the prepackaged mix, it's a waste of money and the dye is just something the birds don't need.
Oct 15, 2020 13:16:50 #
Dngallagher wrote:
You are aware of course that hummingbirds have left the area a week or two back right?
Just waiting to take down the feeder for the year. I make my own nectar and change it often, cleaning the feeder each time.
Just waiting to take down the feeder for the year. I make my own nectar and change it often, cleaning the feeder each time.
We do, too. Just read another story about someone finding dead hummers with this black sludge on their beaks. Understand that the black stuff is mold. This apparently blocks the nectar from being ingested by the little guys. Had to decommission one feeder this year because the black crap can not be cleaned out. Bleach did not work!
Oct 15, 2020 14:06:23 #
The best thing to do to prevent this is to stop using feeders that feed from the top using gravity and buy and use the saucer type feeders. I had the exact problem and that's how I corrected it. In very hot weather the mixture will expand and seep out of the holes attracting many insects.
Oct 15, 2020 17:47:37 #
JRiepe wrote:
The best thing to do to prevent this is to stop using feeders that feed from the top using gravity and buy and use the saucer type feeders. I had the exact problem and that's how I corrected it. In very hot weather the mixture will expand and seep out of the holes attracting many insects.
Oct 15, 2020 18:58:11 #
JRiepe wrote:
The best thing to do to prevent this is to stop using feeders that feed from the top using gravity and buy and use the saucer type feeders. I had the exact problem and that's how I corrected it. In very hot weather the mixture will expand and seep out of the holes attracting many insects.
Good suggestion...
Oct 16, 2020 06:33:34 #
DougS
Loc: Central Arkansas
Interesting photos.
The bright yellow one is a 'yellow jacket', the rest are honey bees!
The bright yellow one is a 'yellow jacket', the rest are honey bees!
Oct 16, 2020 07:21:36 #
DougS wrote:
Interesting photos.
The bright yellow one is a 'yellow jacket', the rest are honey bees!
The bright yellow one is a 'yellow jacket', the rest are honey bees!
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