The best way to keep ants of the hummingbird feeder.
927757
The best way to keep ants of the hummingbird feeder. I used this ant guard last year and not once did I have ants on my feeder! I highly recommend this product.
501693
So far it's working well to keep ants out of our hummingbird feeder, and is a nice solid metal build (vs. cheap plastic etc.) so this thing will last quite a while.
3573415
These totally work to keep the ants out of feeders. If you hold on to them you can use them year after year.
326829
Hung one of these above my bird feeder to keep the various species of ants off the seeds and it does a good job.  Basically works the same way an ant moat on a hummingbird feeder does just keep water in it and keep the ants away.
2059917
Keeps the ants from picnicing at our hummingbird feeders. I had some green ones but replaced with the red as they match the feeders!
2868477
I have two of these feeders and they are the easiest ones to clean and the only ones I ever buy. The birds love them and ants  can't get in them. The first one I got as a gift from someone and I have had it for seven years. It is still in great shape and I just bought a Second feeder this year.
4047776
Simple effective solution to a peskyproblem that is otherwise difficult to resolve. When I put shortening on the hook where I hang the feeder (because it is an effective ant repellent in other places) it simply melted down over the feeder. Now I had ants and a mess. These little moats were the perfect solution.
3193048
We have an ant infestation we are dealing with at our house. They would swarm the feeders so much that the hummingbirds would avoid them. Thanks to this the hummingbirds are no longer being terrorized and can eat in peace. I love the cute flower design too!! Much prettier than the basic designs Ive seen at Walmart
4799061
Seal the holes under the unit to prevent ants enter, simple task, then, you have  a great unit. Save a lot time to watering the vegi  bed. We have using this unit for
10 yrs. & recommend it to other, it's easy to use. Donna from Hawaii.
4359613
These have the best concept for a hummer feeder -- very easy to clean, bee proof, for us it prevents the woodpeckers from messing with them, and lastly great for viewing the hummers.
4757756
In years past I have cut and stapled plastic plates around the hooks on my hummingbird feeders to keep the rain from filling up the ant moats, running over and diluting the food.  Not an ideal solution!  These are wonderful and should last a long time.  They are powder coated steel and appear to be well made.  On a couple of these I used the hooks provided with the guard, but on a couple I just unscrewed the hook on the bottom of my ant moat and attached the guard directly to the bottom of the moat.  Either way, they  beat the heck out of plastic plates.
3641932
I have most of my hummingbird feeders on the windows of my house so I gave this window feeder a try while it was around ten dollars. Hummingbirds like the feeder and found it instantly. However, there's no way for me to add an ant moat to the feeder, and ants found the feeder on my second story sun room window within few days. The base does not come apart for ease of cleaning, so you'll need to soak it with vinegar to occasionally clean out black molds since there's no way for you to reach all the nooks and cranny with your fingers or brush. I have it attached to east facing window (no harsh afternoon sun), and I've been careful with the back plastic clips (which are known to be fragile) and the feeder is still functional after a year, but if you have ants around your yard, I'd look elsewhere for other window feeders. I still use it because hummingbirds seem to prefer it, but I have to keep rotating on different windows to deter ant trails, .
867161
Hummers love it. I added about  cups or large glass beads (globs used to hold cut flowers) to reduce the volume of nectar while raising the level of the liquid.  I change it every four days or so and I'd just be wasting it otherwise. I pour the beads out into a colander for cleaning. The weight of the beads also helps to stabilize the feeder in windy conditions. I used fishing line and S-hooks to hang it under my eave, just inches from my kitchen sink window. Great view.
3254685
"We are loving the Skinny Ant moat. It works well, keeping the ants away and allowing our beautiful visitors (we have counted 6 so far) to get their nectar
without the extra "protein" as it were. "
1868498
I would strongly recommend this ant moat because it is very effective in deterring and capturing nectar seeking ants.  The copper is nice looking especially if you have copper on your hummingbird feeder, and it is definitely hand-crafted as described.  I'd never had a problem before with ants, but one day last summer, I looked out onto my deck and saw an army of determined ants marching up the wall, onto the deck rail, right up the pole and into the feeder where they were drowning in the nectar.  I had learned on the Internet that when the ants croak, they release a chemical that is toxic to hummingbirds.  This  increased my alarm. There were hundreds of them and I was freaking out!  I made an emergency moat out of  a Fancy Feast can and ordered one of these ant moats directly from the company.  It was a good war strategy because the army retreated, and there was only one dead ant and dead fly  in it for the rest of the summer.  The only issue with these moats is the potential gunky build up in the cup from the vegetable oil.  Ants are a much bigger issue.  Defeat the army with this moat!  ps: sprinkling cinnamon and cloves around the base will also deter them, and it is true they will not cross a chalk line.
2706764
Really works to keep out the ants. Using it outside. If the food is not in this bowl, it gets covered in ants. We change the water in it twice a day, when it's hot out.
817155
This is the best Hummingbird feeder I have ever used. We mounted it on a pole, no more large birds hanging onto the feeder and spilling all of the nectar. The larger birds can not reach the nectar. I use the nectar guard tips with this feeder and they work great, no more bees. Very prompt shipping. I would recomment this Humminbird feeder.