Do Hummingbird Feeders Attract Bees? Yes, because when the bees find a food source, they get in, the hummingbird likely won't eat there and it will look for another food source. This is why we have to keep bees away from hummingbird feeding places. Some ways to keep bees away from hummingbird feeding places are: Using a red feeder for hummingbird food will attract more hummingbirds while discouraging bees. Use a dish-shaped hummingbird feeder for the hummingbird's long beak. Or use nectar protection tips, preventing bees and other sweet-loving insects from accessing the nectar.

I love my humming birds. I don't seem to have a problem with wasp or bees but do have a problem with ants and squirrels. Very frustrating from time to time. I have hung the humming bird feeders on thin metal hangers that are higher to dissuade the squirrels but the ants are another problem all together. What a mess.

I hang my hummer feeders in my rose of Sharon bushes with no problem with bees. You have to keep water in the little black cup on the feeder to keep ants out.

FYI-ants dislike cinnamon. Sprinkle some in their pathway.

We feed hundreds of hummingbirds every summer (up to 2 gallons of syrup per day) and also raise honey bees. Please don't kill the honey bees. Beekeepers are trying to get the population back as they are so important to our environment. I am southwest Missouri and we so enjoy our hummers in the summer but really haven't tried that hard to discourage the bees as it's not a continual problem.