They are literally getting drunk off the sugar water I make and put in the feeders every two days ...
The feeders Hang on the porch in the shade.. I have about 14 baby hummingbirds and I have watched the most amazing intelligent bumble bees in that the bees
allow sometimes the hummingbirds to stick their bill down into the feeder and then nudge the hummingbird off the feeder
and then three of the bumble bees will go to that port hole and all begin to drink what the hummer spilled when they nudge the hummers off the feeder!
They know how to get the sugar water by using the hummingbirds!
this morning the bumble bees were asleep at 5:30 am under the feeder surface and on top of the feeder..At least 15 bumble bees.
Is there any thing that works so that the hummingbird babies can get to drink without dodging bees all day on the feeders?
When I take a feeder down to bring it inside to rinse it and refill , the bees go to the other feeder..Then the fresh cool sugar water in the feeder I just brought out they
go to it and also the other feeder.
It seems I will have to just let the strongest survive and try to not worry about it
and next year not put up any hummingbird feeders.
I had the problem with honey bees last year but this year no only one honey bee
here in my woods and yard has appeared..
Sheri
