Ant Dams For Hummingbird Feeders

[lasher]

here's the product needed. i use Foamy lids and 12 gauge Romex, and clear silicon

pre silicon assembly

i liberally fill the inside cup of the lid with silicon after i've pulled the Romex so i see copper on both sides, fill with silicon, pull the Romex down until the insulation stops it, then i have some plastic shelves that have slotted shevles, put the copper end thru one of the slots and hang a small weight to the copper hoop. let it dry, hang it up, attach feeder and fill the lid with water

and in service

 

[deerwhacker444]

They make one, infused with ant repellent, it lasts for a couple years..

 

[lasher]

i know, but i make mine out of stuff i'd normally throw away. they last about 2 years as well. plus it keeps me busy and out of the devil's workshop

 

[dlbleak]

Thanks for posting. I think I'll make a couple on this dreary day. Nothing else to do!

 

[deerwhacker444]

i know, but i make mine out of stuff i'd normally throw away. they last about 2 years as well. plus it keeps me busy and out of the devil's workshop

That's cool. By the time I tracked down the materials and ran to town for a tube of silicone, I might as well just buy the real thing.

Wonder what would happen if you mixed Permethrin in with the silicone and didn't use water?

 

[Oklahomabassin]

About time for a reminder on this.

 

[TwoForFlinching]

i know, but i make mine out of stuff i'd normally throw away. they last about 2 years as well. plus it keeps me busy and out of the devil's workshop

 

[Perplexed]

The big issue I have at my feeder are wasps. Can’t keep them out.

 

[dennishoddy]

The big issue I have at my feeder are wasps. Can’t keep them out.

Honey bees are our issue. Like to find that hive and have it relocated. I've stood in the backyard for hours watching them fly off thinking they would be heading back to their hive but they seem to go in random directions and then get lost in the trees.

 

[MacFromOK]

The big issue I have at my feeder are wasps. Can’t keep them out.

Wash the feeder often. Wasps can only access what's spilled/dropped around the holes, they can't reach inside like the birds' long tongues can.