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 Hummingbird problem
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05/20/25 09:07 PM
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sandbasscamp
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I always enjoy several hummers here at the lake. This year, bees have taken over. I think they are ground bees. The bees have run my hummingbirds off. I have no clue where the bees live. Ill prob find out by accident. Any suggestiononkeeping the bees away. My technique now is fly swatter and beer. The bees absolutely cover the bee proof feeder up. I clean and change juice every 3 days. I can usually fill and it last a week.
Preciate any help.
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Re: Hummingbird problem
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#15405431
05/20/25 09:09 PM
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Mudshark
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I had a bu ch of early hummingbirds this year and now they are suddenly gone. I think I have a bee problem as well. I wish they would just die off already.
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Re: Hummingbird problem
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#15405444
05/20/25 09:19 PM
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bloo_rainger
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I’ve seen one hummingbird all year and not a single bee. 
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Re: Hummingbird problem
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#15405446
05/20/25 09:21 PM
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river-rat
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Re: Hummingbird problem
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#15405468
05/20/25 09:34 PM
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Topwater2
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Re: Hummingbird problem
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05/20/25 09:38 PM
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Mudshark
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What kind of poison do you put in the bee trap?
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Re: Hummingbird problem
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#15405482
05/20/25 09:52 PM
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MBradford
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I always enjoy several hummers here at the lake. This year, bees have taken over. I think they are ground bees. The bees have run my hummingbirds off. I have no clue where the bees live. Ill prob find out by accident. Any suggestiononkeeping the bees away. My technique now is fly swatter and beer. The bees absolutely cover the bee proof feeder up. I clean and change juice every 3 days. I can usually fill and it last a week.
Preciate any help. 
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Re: Hummingbird problem
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#15405488
05/20/25 09:58 PM
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RoadRunnerTR21
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Ours left 2 days ago. Not sure why. I guess they had to move it along.
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Re: Hummingbird problem
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#15405493
05/20/25 10:05 PM
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Bob Davis
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We had 2 or 3 hummingbirds so far, but my neighbor found one daid in his shop and I found a daid one in mine. They fly in these buildings and are too stupid to fly down and out the garage door they came in. Last year I rescued two with a pool net while standing on a step ladder.
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Re: Hummingbird problem
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#15405500
05/20/25 10:13 PM
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RayBob
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I always enjoy several hummers here at the lake. This year, bees have taken over. I think they are ground bees. The bees have run my hummingbirds off. I have no clue where the bees live. Ill prob find out by accident. Any suggestiononkeeping the bees away. My technique now is fly swatter and beer. The bees absolutely cover the bee proof feeder up. I clean and change juice every 3 days. I can usually fill and it last a week.
Preciate any help. You know, without honeybees we'd all starve to death. I don't really worry about bees. Yellow jackets or ground hornets or maybe what you are calling ground bees ... nuke'em!
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Re: Hummingbird problem
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#15405501
05/20/25 10:14 PM
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Curt0407
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I always enjoy several hummers here at the lake. This year, bees have taken over. I think they are ground bees. The bees have run my hummingbirds off. I have no clue where the bees live. Ill prob find out by accident. Any suggestiononkeeping the bees away. My technique now is fly swatter and beer. The bees absolutely cover the bee proof feeder up. I clean and change juice every 3 days. I can usually fill and it last a week.
Preciate any help. I have had bee problems in the past, but they eventually left. I use the standard 1 cup of sugar to 4 cups of water. Any stronger seems to attract more bees.
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Re: Hummingbird problem
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#15405563
05/20/25 11:56 PM
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sandbasscamp
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I got pics. But dont know how to post. They aint yellow jackets or killer bees. I understand they are pollunaters but never had this issue. Just rather watch hummingbirds.. usually is yellow jackets and dirt daubers but not now.
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Re: Hummingbird problem
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#15405565
05/20/25 11:58 PM
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reeltexan
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We actually need all the bees we can get.
"..The pleasantist angling is to see the fish
Cut with her golden oars the silver stream,
And greedily devour the treacherous bait.
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Re: Hummingbird problem
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#15405680
05/21/25 01:57 AM
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Rayzor
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What kind of poison do you put in the bee trap? Whether they are a nuisance or not, bees are very important to this world.
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Re: Hummingbird problem
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#15405744
05/21/25 02:57 AM
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nfhbass
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I don’t think you should do anything to the bees. It’s just your turn to have bees. We need all the bees we can get. The hummers will find their space and when it’s time they’ll be back
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