We've been feeding grape jelly to the birds for quite a while now, so we've had a lot of experience with it. Ants are bound to try to get to it if there is something sweet around. Sometimes we can go quite a while without a problem, and then one day, there they are.
In this video, I will show you an easy way to keep the ants off of your feeder if you use a Shepard's hook like we do. It pretty much works every time for us.
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@winnhill37366 months agoI just coat my "shepherd' hook" with Vaseline or grease and occasionally reapply.I use it on my hummers feeder and my other bird feeders but don't have an oriole feeder with ants,squirrels and other pests. .....Expand1
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@knutfugl4 years agoInteresting movie jim. Hope you solve the problem. Beautiful birds by the way. wish you a pleasant sunday. best regards, knut. 1
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@rosea8304 years agoFood grade de is great. Tsc has it in 12 lb bags. We use it in the garden, usually with a garlic salt shaker, and we layer it in our grain corn in buckets to store for the year. Those look like some very happy birds. 2
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@davidpruitt39824 years agoGreat tip jim. I will have to use the de for my hummingbird feeder. Stay safe. 1
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@shirleyk6234 years agoGood morning jim. Great idea. Ants can be a pain. I' m going to try that around my hummingbird feeders. It seems like i' m constantly changing the . ...Expand3
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@SashaDeKasha4 years agoGreat tip and those birds are just so beautiful! 1
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@BobMelsimpleliving.4 years agoGood morning jim. I have used de but i' m not sure about my results as i applied it and forgot about it. Stay safe my friend. Best wishes bob. 2
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@KIRALYW4 years agoAww i love seeing birds feeding. very interesting video jim. i wonder if this stops ants from getting in ones pants. Seems a lot of people good to see you out in the garden mate. my vegetable patch just doubled in size. Want to make a third garden bed now. love your bird feeder. I so need a bird feeder. ...Expand1
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wish you a pleasant sunday.
best regards, knut. 1
very interesting video jim.
i wonder if this stops ants from getting in ones pants. Seems a lot of people good to see you out in the garden mate.
my vegetable patch just doubled in size. Want to make a third garden bed now.
love your bird feeder. I so need a bird feeder. ...Expand 1