- Bees are attracted to the color yellow. -If you have yellow on your feeders and you have a bee problem, you may consider painting over the yellow with red nail polish. Once the polish is dry, you'll need to wash the feeder thoroughly before filling and re-hanging it.
- Try diluting the nectar to a 5:1 solution (5 parts water:1 part sugar). The nectar will be diluted enough for the bees to lose interest, but the hummingbirds will still enjoy it.
- Try setting out a saucer of nectar just for the bees. Mix the solution 2:1 (two parts water, 1 part sugar). Set it out of the way to avoid family and friends getting stung. If the bees have trouble finding it, you can set it near the hummingbird feeder that they were originally invading and just move it away a few feet at a time over the course of a few days.
- You can also try giving the bees their own feeder. Again, mix the nectar 2:1 and hang it in an out of the way location.
If you have any tips or tricks that you've tried and that work, we would love to hear from you!!
