Well they're gone....my hummers, all I have now are the damn bees.

[Marthe48]

4. I have more trouble with sugar ants

I put out a feeder this year, toward the end of summer, near my canna lilies. I was seeing hummingbirds by the blossoms almost daily. I put the feeder on a shepherd's hook. It took about 2 weeks for the ants to find it. I tried hanging it in another place near the cannas, and the ants found it faster. I change and clean it every 4 days, probably almost done for this season. Maybe next year, I'll hang a dispenser low to the ground that the ants find first, and they'll leave the hummingbird feeder alone.