I have a question for those of you in the know with hummingbird feeders... How do you keep the little black sugar ants off of your feeders? They sure can drink a feeder dry faster than the hummers. Up and down the pole they go! Vaseline on the pole works about one day and then they're crawling back up and down through the sticky substance. Before I buy a moat - are they worth it? Or what else can you do that works - aside from ant poison?
Beautiful capture. The feeder I have has a rimmed cap that forms a water lake. The ants climb a pole or tree or whatever and down the hanger to the feeder. When they reach the water it stops them right there. The problem is you have to fill the the cap with a little water daily.
@dkellogg Thank you very much, David! They have the moats to attach to the top of the feeder at Amazon. I wondered if they'd be worth it since my feeders don't have rims for water. I quit getting the fancy feeders since the squirrels are so attracted to those, knock them down and chew on them. I read that filling the moat with water or cooking oil works. I'll order a couple and give them a try. Appreciate the response!
Beautifully captured. I would suggest you try the moats on Amazon that are attached to a hanger. You can use any feeder that you want because the water moat doesn't attach to the feeder itself...and they are cheap...I think that's what my neighbor uses. Good luck!
@photographycrazy Thank you!
@mittens Thank you, Marilyn.
@larrysphotos Thank you, Larry. I'll try it and hope it works.
@joansmor Thank you, Joan.
@ososki Thank you, Bill.
@ziggy77 Thank you so much, Jo!
I find the comment made by Bucktree very interesting. There is a rim for water around Minky's food bowl to avoid the ants getting in it ;-)
@dkellogg Thank you very much, David! They have the moats to attach to the top of the feeder at Amazon. I wondered if they'd be worth it since my feeders don't have rims for water. I quit getting the fancy feeders since the squirrels are so attracted to those, knock them down and chew on them. I read that filling the moat with water or cooking oil works. I'll order a couple and give them a try. Appreciate the response!
@koalagardens Thank you!
@monikozi Thank you, Monica.
@ludwigsdiana Thank you, Diana.
@pusspup Thank you, Wylie.
@kjarn Thank you, Kathy.
@wh2021 Thank you.
@johnfalconer Thank you, John.
@linnypinny Thank you, Lin! I'm going to try the moat!