Is there anything to be done about the honeybees that have found my hummingbird feeder? I don't particularly want to hunt down their nest and destroy the whole hive, as honeybees seem to be mysteriously disappearing. Any suggestions?
spookyjimjams
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You are using the wrong kind of feeder. Switch to a basin style feeder, it's a lot better. Take a look at what I mean, this website is great.
belsmum
You're truly fortunate to have honeybees! Do you really think they're drinking a lot of hummingbird nectar? Are the hummers still showing up, too? If so.....I'd leave the bees alone. You could call a professional bee keeper......they'd be more than happy to take the bees away.
lost_sole_28
my past experience with them is to get another bird feeder and place it away from the one you watch the most , try not to destroy the bees unless they are harming you or pets or family and try to have them relocated by calling a bee keeper most bee keepers will not charge but they take bees to there farm and put them in hive, second try planting flowers that bees like and put them away from you like in corner of yard .. lack of nector is what brings bees to your feeder in first place but mostly bees and humming birds get along ok just annoying sometimes... good luck..
Anonymous
Well u should just call an exterminator that would be the best thing to do in this situation. If not u should try to get rid of them or just wait till they go away.
shelly
if they are after your feeder you might want to move it, but they have a wasp and bee spray that knocks down the nest if its not to big, it wont kill them and they will move on somewhere else to build a new one...just as soon as you knock it down run inside so they wont sting you.