They have those wasp traps if you put it in another section the wasps will go there' Sarah

Thank you very much Sarah! I'll buy one tomorrow. You must have hummingbirds by now!!!!! I hope so! :)

I have a bunch! at least four more like six I have had them since may 2nd. Sarah

I'm really happy for you! Your pictures are awesome! :) Thank you for your response!

Catnappurr,

I had big problems with bees a couple of years ago. There was a field near by with lots of bee boxes so they managed to find their way to my "hummie-port" feeder.

They literally took over every feeding station on it. They would get stuck in the flower feeding holes or manage to crawl in and not get out...it wasn't a very pretty picture!!!

To entice them away I made a stronger batch of nectar (and also got rid of all that red colored nectar). I then hung up pie pans with nectar from some trees and also put out garden stakes that had held small glass bowls in the far corners of my yard. The bees went for the sweeter stuff and stayed away from the feeders.

I didn't mean to kill off any bees but they would climb down into the bowls and drown when the nectar level got low...but even so, that didn't stop their compatriots from standing on their backs to continue feeding! Mind you, the bowls held about a cup of nectar and it would disappear within hours.

Here's an old photo where a hummie decided to investigate.

~ Cat

Cute picture.

Today I was watching a war between 4 hummingibrds and one wasp. I have never seen a wasp so aggresive. I watched for a few minutes then picked up my fly swat went to the front porch and took care of that wasp. He was no more problem for my hummingibrds. No problems with bees.

Thank you everyone for your advice! :) Cat that picture is......pardon the pun.......the catsmeow! :)