The Hummingbirds Are Back!

[Rattlesnake Gal]

Originally Posted by tis

We had a hummingbird feeder for several years but we got so sick of walking in the ant piles beneath it that we gave it up. We had so many ants they killed all the grass. Happily we still have the little guys around. We have quite a few flowers so they probably like them.
Anyone else have this problem?

We sure did!

Our solution: We cut the handle off a 1/8 cup measuring cup and drilled a small hole in the center of it. Then we took a piece of a wire clothes hanger used epoxy to attach it through the cup. After the epoxy was cured we then fashioned hooks on both ends, filled the cup with water and hung the feeder from the ant trap. The ants cannot make their way around the little moat and it works like a charm.

Or you could save yourself the trouble and just order one from Duncraft, which happens to be a New Hampshire company.

[tis]

Thanks! Glad to hear we were not the only ones. Our biggest problem was not with the ants getting in the feeder but what dropped out onto the grass drew the ants and the spot got bigger and bigger and bigger!

[chipj29]

Saw one just this morning. He was hovering around a string of balloon ribbon that is tied to the rope lights. We get several hummingbirds that love to hang out around my rose of sharon when it blooms.