sash

I loved having feeder, but ants liked it even better so had to take it down. Any solutions?

yngldy

We have them year around. So much fun to watch. They let you know when the feeder is low. They really love the joy juice (as we call it) cold from the fridge. We get the Orioles in the spring, and then the bullying starts. Hubby calls it cheap entertainment. lol

We have a glass feeder that they won't drink from. Has anyone else used one and had that problem? Just curious as to the difference from glass and plastic.

ScubaK

I have 6 feeders that I have to keep up all the time as we have those cute Hummers all year long. Yes!!! Even in the snow.
I live in Tacoma which is South of Seattle by an hour or North of Olympia by a half-hour.
Actually today I am making more food and will wash and refill the hummer feeders. They sure get noisy when they have to wait for the fresh food coming up!!!
K

dunster

I had a hummingbird build its nest in a driftwood mobile hanging in my back patio. The babies hatched and flew away already.

Three Dog Night

I had my first show up in mid-March, I hang a feeder by my slider and they come looking for it. Put up my feeder there (had a couple of freezes and brought in overnight) and then added a couple more and a couple more; I now have seven up. I live north of Seattle and take them down the end of October, if I left up all winter I'm sure they would stay all year.

Three Dog Night

You can get an ant guard at most places that sell feeders, cost a couple of $. It's like a little moat that keeps them from crawling down the hook to the feeder, I use them when I hang from trees or hooks in the flower beds.

crafty pat

They came back here the second week in March. They do every year and leave mid October. I always have my feeder ready when they show up after their long flight. Some feed and keep going but others stay for the season.

scorpius

I love them do they ever visit NY or long Island ?

oh munner

I've had my feeder out since April 15 but haven't seen one yet.

Kitsie

Home-made and wow, does it work! Also with just plain water they work amazingly and you are not killing the beneficial little nuisances. I just want to keep them out of the nectar.I didn't like the ones that had to be replace yearly and cost a fair bit so this is dynamite!
A hint - I didn't worry about getting the plastic plugs, etc, I use black rubber corks.
I was getting literally thousands around my feeders, now they've already learned! Cost about $3 or less!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6TsmQ965qY