You are a mind reader! Just today I put some jelly in a mini ceramic dish on side of birdbath in my lame effort to discourage ants with birdbath water, as saw Catbirds (donot have a jelly feeder but want one.) I have a tiny condo yard , no Bird feeders allowed, but they have not said anything about my hummingbird feeder( rarely get hummingbirds as tiny yard, just feet from busy highway & shopping centers ) Never knew all those birds like jelly know the Catbirds like, as all last summer a pair stayed. I placed jelly & blueberries in dish inside birdbath ( not ideal as when rains I have to bring in jelly or becomes a mess). I really need to get a Jelly feeder.
I live in Virginia. I wonder if a jelly orange feeder would work for me? I also wonder when to put it out? I just found this youtube channel and love it
Mark, I would like to make grape jelly for the birds. Are the grapes sweet enough without adding sugar? I found a recipe that is just grapes cooked down and pectin added. Thank you.
My first oriole made an appearance at my feeder today! However, I am having a problem with raccoons treating my jelly and oranges as an overnight buffet. Any advice? Love this channel!
If you cannot put the feeder on a pole with a raccoon baffle, you can try hanging it from an eave in front of a window ((they can't climb glass). If that doesn't work, consider bringing them in at night. A customer told me she puts them in her gas grill at night instead of bringing them into the house.
That can be trouble for any small bird. It is a very rare occurrence but can happen. They should be washed off carefully and released if you are ever faced with this situation.
@@MarksBackyardBirds I offer natural grape jelly and orange halves. I put out two different types of nectar feeders. The orange Aspects saucer style and the Perky Pet Deluxe glass canopy style. They preferred the Perky Pet feeder but seemed to stop using it.
There are nectar guards that fit the OrioleFest feeder from Birds Choice that work well against bees but I have never found a solution for jelly. Unfortunately, if they get bad with jelly, your best solution is to take it in for a while. Put dried mealworms in its place.
Last august I had a cape may warbler visit the oriole feeder at my grandparents house
That is awesome. I have seen them drink juice from a pan of grapes that got rained on but never one at an oriole feeder. They are beautiful birds.
I saw my first ever oriole. Now I can't stop seeing them and that makes me so happy l 😆
You are a mind reader! Just today I put some jelly in a mini ceramic dish on side of birdbath in my lame effort to discourage ants with birdbath water, as saw Catbirds (donot have a jelly feeder but want one.) I have a tiny condo yard , no Bird feeders allowed, but they have not said anything about my hummingbird feeder( rarely get hummingbirds as tiny yard, just feet from busy highway & shopping centers ) Never knew all those birds like jelly know the Catbirds like, as all last summer a pair stayed. I placed jelly & blueberries in dish inside birdbath ( not ideal as when rains I have to bring in jelly or becomes a mess). I really need to get a Jelly feeder.
Lots of Baltimore Orioles and Rose Breasted Grosebeaks in South Central Mn.💖💖💖
My grosbeaks have thinned out the last day or two but the orioles have picked up. More migrants are on the way!
I live in Virginia. I wonder if a jelly orange feeder would work for me? I also wonder when to put it out? I just found this youtube channel and love it
Welcome to the channel! I would think they would work at the very least during migration. I would put it up the first of April and keep an eye on it.
@@MarksBackyardBirds thanks will try it
Wow the summer tanager is hard to get
They can be elusive
Mark, I would like to make grape jelly for the birds. Are the grapes sweet enough without adding sugar? I found a recipe that is just grapes cooked down and pectin added. Thank you.
The certainly eat grapes hung out for them so I would think they are plenty sweet for them. And better for them.
@@MarksBackyardBirds Thank you! My thought too. "If you make jelly, they will come" 😂
Love that movie.
My first oriole made an appearance at my feeder today! However, I am having a problem with raccoons treating my jelly and oranges as an overnight buffet. Any advice? Love this channel!
If you cannot put the feeder on a pole with a raccoon baffle, you can try hanging it from an eave in front of a window ((they can't climb glass). If that doesn't work, consider bringing them in at night. A customer told me she puts them in her gas grill at night instead of bringing them into the house.
Hi Mark.Should i be concerned about humming bird's getting grape jelly on there feathers?
That can be trouble for any small bird. It is a very rare occurrence but can happen. They should be washed off carefully and released if you are ever faced with this situation.
@MarksBackyardBirds okay thanks Mark.
Some years ago our Bullock's Orioles stopped going to the nectar feeders. Do you know why they would do that?
That is interesting. Are they choosing the citrus or jelly instead?
@@MarksBackyardBirds I offer natural grape jelly and orange halves. I put out two different types of nectar feeders. The orange Aspects saucer style and the Perky Pet Deluxe glass canopy style. They preferred the Perky Pet feeder but seemed to stop using it.
Some years there is more natural food available to them and feeders are slower. But if they aren’t coming to the jelly, that is a mystery
How do you keep bees from going after the jelly and the nectar??
There are nectar guards that fit the OrioleFest feeder from Birds Choice that work well against bees but I have never found a solution for jelly. Unfortunately, if they get bad with jelly, your best solution is to take it in for a while. Put dried mealworms in its place.
grape not orange jelly ?
Yes. Grape jelly is far more popular with them.
My Orioles won't eat oranges or grape jelly
That is uncommon but not unheard of.
Your background is way too busy. Everything you hold up for display blends in and is very hard to see.