Interesting idea but why not just buy one of the inexpensive ($8-10) ant
guards. They are designed to put water in and thus make a moat that ants
will not cross in their trip to the feeder. I use a bit of vasoline in place
of the water and use them upside down. The vasoline seems to last nearly
the entire season or maybe the ants just get tired of trying. Ants will not
cross vasoline any more than they will cross water. Thus I have no problems
with ants at any of my oriole or hummingbird feeders.
Denny
Dennis and Barbara Martin
Shorewood, MN
[email protected]
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From: "Forest Strnad" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2010 9:00 PM
Subject: [mou-net] A new idea about hanging Hummingbird feeders
Greetings:
Today I learn that a lady, whom I got interested in feeding birds, has her
hummingbird feeder hanging from a tree branch, using a chain. Today her
daughter told me she has no trouble with ants in her feeder.
I am going to try this to see if the ants do not invade my feeder. Have
any
other birders tried this successfully?
Rev. Forest V. Strnad
Faribault, Mn.
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