Will it keep the bees out without the nectar guard tips?
939462
Not if they are determined to get in. I leave the tips out when the bees are not around or bothering the feeder. You can put them in if the bees become a problem.
939463
We have a palo verde tree with thousands of yellow flowers that attract as many bees. The feeder is hung from that tree without the bees ever bothering it without the tips.
939464
Probably not. The guard tips allow only a thin beak from a humming bird or Bullock's Oriole (several feed from it) to reach the nectar. Without the tips, the opening is large enough to let a bee access it.
939465
It has so far. Biggest plus is that it's very easy to take apart and refill and the nectar stays clean and unbuggy.
422734
I don't know. This my first season with it and the bees are busy setting up housekeeping in it. Don't want to disturb them right now!!
511217
I used this to rescue our Summer from bees last year / the unit requires you to hold it mostly horizontal, being sure to keep the cap side up to push air and powder through the stem to function most efficienty. If you go vertical with it, shake the dust back to the bottom between squeezes.
1082333
They can still perch. The nectar guard tips go on the inside of the feeder. Amazon shows the tips as something "frequently bought together" with the Hummzinger Excel 16oz feeder. They do NOT fit on that model. They DO fit on the HummZinger Mini HighView 8 oz model.
1405321
No question is dumb..and I have had no issues harming or deterring hummers or butterflies...mason bees are pollinators, I only worry about wasps that are loving the garden, they are not kind to the hummers & butterflies....make sure to follow the directions on the perfect location!! Hope that helped...
1583396
No there is no moat to keep out ants. I have not had any ants in the feeder but have had bees. The birds love this feeder and i love the size of it.
1145571
I do not have problems. Put water in the small middle cup, this should help with ants. To prevent bees, make sure the feeder lid does not have any spilled sugar on it at all.
2120472
I used these feeders for the first time last summer. In a day or two the bumble bees were gone and the hummers were able to feed. I don't need the nectar guards at all.
32855
It should - you can adjust the spring mechanism. If the doves are getting in, just make it more sensitive. Ours keeps out grackles (medium-sized bird).
943575
I am not sure, I use it to keep bears away from my bees. However, the bears seem to go where they want to go!
171643
The short answer is, I'm not sure. The long is I live in Florida, the containers are kept in my kitchen. I haven't had an ant issue in the house overall, so I can't really say. The lids have a rubber seal around the rim, which makes me believe it should keep them out.
2190410
Probably not. Those tiny black beast can get past anything. We keep them out of our feeders by spraying the pole (we use shepherd's crooks) with Home Defense pesticide. We've tried every other ant control method: organic, green, environmentally safe, natural, home-remedy, and chemical. Home Defense just works. We even use it in the house, otherwise we're overrun by the little buggers. Just spray the pole and/or hook, let it dry, then hang the feeder. Repeat as often as needed, which should be about every couple of months (yeah, it's that good). A little off topic, perhaps, I am thinking of putting in a bee feeder or dedicating one hummer feeder for bees though, because they're are having such a hard time.)
370030
No, I do not have bee guards on my Oriole feeder. I had Orioles when I first put it in the tree, and then the other birds started landing on it. Even had robins eating jelly out of it, but when the crows kept trying to land on it, the Orioles left & never came back. I did have aunts all over it too. Good luck with the bees!
1287923
Unfortunately, no it does not keep the bees away. I have yet to find a solution to keeping the wasps and yellow jackets away from my hummingbird feeders. I have tried moving the feeders to different locations, maybe the bottle neck type feeders are a bit better. The problem with those is that the hummingbirds don't seem to like them either! Good Luck Megan!
746832
I haven't run into that problem but my best guess would be that it does keep ants out. The 2 snaps hold the rim of the cover securely in a groove around the bottom & will hold even the heaviest cake, but it isn't air tight so I couldn't guarantee that the ants can't get in (but they'd have to be very tiny).
2120476
I don't use nectar guards, don't need to with this feeder. Great feeder, easy to clean. My hummers love it.
1292614
No. I have to use a funnel to fill it. I have a funnel set (sorry, do not remember where I purchased it. Maybe Ikea.) , and I have to use the smallest funnel in the set to fill it. But this is the best feeder and keeps the bees away. I love it. Actually getting ready to purchase another as the other feeders attract too many bees/wasps.