Humming Bird Feeder

Here on la Ropa, we have swarms of hummers at our feeders.

We have had issues with the bees, but are more than willing to share with them. We've tried many of the solutions listed on line, mint smeared on the feeders, vaseline, and trying a couple of dedicated bee feeders at 50 50 water to sugar.

Best for us is to use more dilute food, 1 cup sugar to 5 cups water. They still drink ridiculous quantities, but the bees are reduced to where they don't really bother the birds too much.

What a joy to watch!

To be politically correct, in California we make sure to grow the appropriate flowers for them, never use toxic sprays, etc, and not feed them. Here, for 5 months, we grow appropriate flowers, and feed the hell out of them!