What keeps the bees and yellow jackets off?
2013603
The humming birds are very aggressive, even to each other. We live in NC and the 'hummingbird season' is over; it is only now that we see a few wasps, etc. trying to get out the sugar water - 1 part sugar to 4 parts water - no need to add coloring, but a few big, red, glass stones work well. Beware: Areas with a lot of yellow jackets, and/or wasps & bees, should be careful that the wasp:hummingbird ratio is in the hummingbirds' favor.
2013604
I don't seem to have a problem with bees or yellow jackets where I am near the beach in SC there is very little sugar water that escapes from the holes anyway.
2013605
Nothing. Actually, there are "ant" guards you can buy that can be forced into the hole that help. I mostly bring them out when we sit on the porch in the afternoon. The hummingbirds find it quickly, but the bees don't. The other option that's works temporarily on the one we leave out all the time is to spray the tip. It seems to affect the wasps but not the hummers.
2013606
Nothing that I know of. But I have heard that if you wipe the outside of the red cap with white vinegar it will help and not hurt the birds.
2013607
I have these, 6, in a wire wrap type hanger and I don't have a bee or yellow jacket problem. Mine is on a hanger in the middle of a butterfly garden with a lot of flowering plants, lantana, butterfly bush, etc. No bee or yellow jackets.
2190414
I've been using these for a couple years and I can tell you without a doubt they will not keep ants out. Have beat the bee problem but keeping water in the moat is the only thing that beats the ants.
911851
For outside yellow light would be less likely to attract insects, moths, etc
1293718
If you put these traps out sometime in spring when they start coming around you usually end up with the queen yellow jackets in the traps dead. We now have no nest. Keep them out until the end of the year when the're no longer around. Works great for the beheaded wasps, flies, nats...does not work for mud wasps
32970
I bought this mid-Summer. It does NOT keep wasps/bees away. They still buzz around the area. I did read that the idea is to keep queens from nesting near the device, I guess I will find out next summer.
721410
It does get some dust and insects, but I have had mine on of months and months and it still keeps the birds off.
1687346
Hello Pat,All of our beekeeping suits or jackets come with a hood. I'm unsure where you should look. I would recommend continuing to search on Amazon.Thank you for your question. Sorry we were unable to help.Taylor W. VIVO
2283332
I live in Florida and they DO keep the cockroaches away. Flies and ants, no. But I use Raid Max for ants and Raid window fly traps for flies and gnats. Now I have to figure out how to control mold....lol. I just got a cat, so we'll see if they bother cats.
1592605
Think the answer from "Smart Shopper" was misleading. The purpose of the Nectar Guard Tips is to prevent bees & wasps from getting into the nectar while still allowing the birds access. The tips work well for that but they have to be replaced periodically as they eventually get scuzzy despite your best cleaning efforts. To prevent ants you either need a feeder with a built-in ant moat or a separate add-on ant prevention device like Smart Shopper was referring to. You really need both features.
227226
This trap is not designed to attract or capture bees of any variety but works very well on yellow jackets. For the yellow jackets, the pheromone and sliced meat work well. In the season that I used the traps, only yellow jackets were caught.
130905
We have had no problems with either ants or bees. Our feeder is on a large picture window and is about 6 ft above ground level and about 10" above the window frame. We have hummers visiting the feeder from 6:30 in the morning until 8:30 in the evening. The fact that we are sitting close to the window doesn't bother them at all. OH BOY - CAN THEY EAT!!!!! The best feeder we have ever had and we have had many.
1416210
We had three kinds of wasp and a few yellow jackets. The traps worked well in thinning them out. Now we can sit on our back deck and seldom see wasp unless they are in the trap. One added advantage is that the traps have gotten rid of hundreds of flies also.
820224
I only used it to stop ants from climbing up a metal pole to get to my Humming bird feeder. It was close to an apple tree and no bees got stuck in it. Bees were not attracted to it.
392445
All of the settings are audible to humans and some are pretty loud. I use it while I'm at work during the day and shut it off while I'm home . Also I think it would drive away all the bugs and the bees as well.
2083875
Have had two for several years of course leaving them up all year. Have one under an eave, protected facing SW. Other unprotected facing W. The protected one has occupants while the unprotected one never did have any bees and has fallen apart. Sun and weather too harsh on it. (Not the exact model as this one, though) Would not put it on a fence post. Only the 'right' bees use it, harmless to us. Have never have seen a dangerous agressive hornet near it. Enjoy watching them come and go. Yellow jackets nest in colonies in the ground so no yellow jackets get near it. Hope this helps.
423948
No, I don't believe they are but I've noticed that the yellow jackets tend to go over to my other feeder more (and it has bee guards). The feeding holes in this Diamond feeder are much smaller than other feeders and possibly don't attract the bees/yellow jackets as much. And the ease of cleaning the Diamond feeder is wonderful!
1478883
I don't think the roof is a problem. I would leave it alone. Bees are very good at regulating their own temperature.