We have received a few comments or questions on our Facebook 'Garden San Diego' page asking why we seek to prevent the bees from coming to our feeders. While we appreciate your interest, the answer was seemingly obvious to us, and clearly explained in the video. At the 3:30 point in the video you will see footage of bees covering one of our large 32 oz. feeders before it was bee-proofed as shown in the video. Bees swarmed all our other feeders, too. We have as many as 15. They are located just steps outside the sliding glass doors leading to our two patios. Some feeders are just outside our front door. At times it was difficult to come and go. Hummingbirds will not come to a feeder that is covered with bees. Thankfully, our bee invasions last only about two weeks twice each summer: July and again in September or October. There are gazillions of flowering plants in our condo complex in the Eastlake neighborhood of Chula Vista, California. Bees can find plenty of pollen and nectar at these. We also see hummers at these plants, including our own. Bees are an essential part of earth’s ecology. But we simply cannot have thousands swarming just outside our doors or covering our feeders. Your comments relating to this are being deleted to avoid embarrassment to you. Thank you!
We have received a few comments or questions on our Facebook 'Garden San Diego' page asking why we seek to prevent the bees from coming to our feeders. While we appreciate your interest, the answer was seemingly obvious to us, and clearly explained in the video.
At the 3:30 point in the video you will see footage of bees covering one of our large 32 oz. feeders before it was bee-proofed as shown in the video. Bees swarmed all our other feeders, too. We have as many as 15. They are located just steps outside the sliding glass doors leading to our two patios. Some feeders are just outside our front door. At times it was difficult to come and go.
Hummingbirds will not come to a feeder that is covered with bees. Thankfully, our bee invasions last only about two weeks twice each summer: July and again in September or October.
There are gazillions of flowering plants in our condo complex in the Eastlake neighborhood of Chula Vista, California. Bees can find plenty of pollen and nectar at these. We also see hummers at these plants, including our own.
Bees are an essential part of earth’s ecology. But we simply cannot have thousands swarming just outside our doors or covering our feeders.
Your comments relating to this are being deleted to avoid embarrassment to you.
Thank you!