How to Keep Ants Out of Hummingbird Feeders

Hummingbird feeders are a nice addition to the yard. They attract the hummingbirds with the sugary solution. The problem is that ants are also attracted to the hummingbird feeder as well. Sometimes when ants start to infect the feeder, hummingbirds will not want to come to your yard anymore.

The problem of ants on the feeders is generally a problem with where the feeder is hung from or what's used to hand the feeder. The simplest solution is to hang the feeder on a metal wire or make a wire that it hangs from.

The wire alone won't do the trick. Something needs to be applied to the wire to deter ants or make it difficult for them to get to the feeder.Try these substances on the wire:Use Vaseline. Since Vaseline is so slippery the ants will have a difficult time making it across the wire.Buy some peppermint oils. Ants don't like peppermint oil of any sorts. This on the wire can keep them away.

Use PAM spray or any other similar type of cooking spray. This makes the wire too slippery for the ants to walk on.These will work well but need to be reapplied from time to time especially after it rains.

Some people advice using ant repellents or baits to keep the ants away but this is going to disrupt the hummingbirds as well. There is no point in attracting hummingbirds to your yard to kill them or make them sick.

Another solution for ants on your feeders and your yard is to have other things in the yard that attract birds as they will continuously eat ants.