There’s an abundance of information available about how to attract hummingbirds to your yard and feeders, but information about how to keep bees away from hummingbird feeders tends to be scarce. The ...

A: Wasps and bees can be pests at the sugar-water feeders. You can move the feeders, and the insects may temporarily lose track of them. You can buy feeders with bee guards. It's said bees are ...

One of the best ways to attract more hummingbirds to your yard is by hanging feeders filled with homemade nectar. The only downside is that the sugary syrup hummingbirds love also attracts bees and ...

Hummingbirds make a much-anticipated arrival in the spring, but keeping them around in the fall takes a little effort on the part of residents. By the time August rolls around, they’re ready for a ...

DEAR JOAN: We have three bird feeders in our front yard and two hummingbird feeders in the front and back yards. We’ve been in our house for just over 29 years, and this is the first time I had to ...

Q: Last year I was advised to try swabbing the feeding ports with canola, or like oil to discourage bees at our hummingbird feeders but that doesn’t seem to have any effect this year. I don’t know ...

Early March is the best time to see rare migratory species in your own backyard, and a smart feeder can help you ID them.

Easter is just a couple of weeks away, and right behind the basket-carrying bunny will be real-life hummingbirds returning from wintering grounds in Central America. And, putting out feeders ready to ...