Hummingbirds have VERY long tongues that can easily reach the nectar at the bottom, no need for the glass beads.
@davidpearling23953 күн бұрын
Thank you. However...you completely missed the point. The glass beads merely displace some of the volume. It reduces by 50 percent the wasting of nectar when we empty and refill twice each week.
@sandyroloff107515 күн бұрын
Thanks, I’m going to try it.
@davidpearling239515 күн бұрын
@@sandyroloff1075 Try this idea to bee proof a large 32 oz. feeder. kzbin.info/www/bejne/moa5pI2Ci9GZrpYsi=29aKflNRKABT3lWE
@bettablue2660Ай бұрын
Soak in vinegar and water.
@holgerreinsdorf3575Ай бұрын
good job
@andrewwhite15763 ай бұрын
I have about 80 honey bees drinking all my hummingbird nectar. I 3d printed the feeder so it looks like I will have to cad a bee blocking device
@user-ct2it3bk8p6 ай бұрын
I always use vinegar to clean my feeders it’s much more healthy for the hummers
@DorothyakaCookieD_498 ай бұрын
Where did you find the bee proof guards?
@davidpearling23958 ай бұрын
Amazon: ‘Aspects 384 Nectar Guard Tips.’
@TSUNAMI-MAMI11 ай бұрын
Haha this thumbnail referring to Elizabeth Holmes was so funny 😂
@Katsem Жыл бұрын
I have been using those Aspects nectar guards for years. They work like a charm, but now I can’t get them from Amazon anymore, the seller won’t ship to CA anymore.
@victoriajoss2067 Жыл бұрын
Do glass marbles not leech lead?
@billhyatt9124 Жыл бұрын
Peppermint essntials 100% pure essential oil
@erinsaraf8153 Жыл бұрын
Was there an updated video that you had mentioned?
@Bethanie222 Жыл бұрын
I love this solution! Thank you for sharing!
@davidpearling2395 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your comment. Please contact me with any ideas or questions you have.
@davidpearling2395 Жыл бұрын
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!
@magoo814 Жыл бұрын
Just found your channel, I live here in CV too. I have raised monarchs but so much work! Such a fun hobby though. Great hummer info too.
@davidpearling2395 Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@louisedriesler8297 Жыл бұрын
I used tea tree oil and I'm telling you all it worked ,try it
@davidpearling2395 Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Louise! I’ll try it this summer when the bees return. We did try peppermint oil last year with good results. But it must be reapplied daily. Please stay tuned. By tomorrow (Friday January 27) we will post a new video about bee-proofing feeders. The idea was sent by another viewer.
@davidpearling2395 Жыл бұрын
Here is my latest video about bee-proofing. Please like, comment, and subscribe if appropriate: kzbin.info/www/bejne/moa5pI2Ci9GZrpY
@louisedriesler8297 Жыл бұрын
@@davidpearling2395 day two ,there's bees around but not landing on feeders ,so happy
@maryhansen86742 жыл бұрын
I have both bees and wasps around my feeders
@davidpearling23952 жыл бұрын
Our home is in Chula Vista, California, suburban San Diego. We have two invasions of bees during the summer. No wasps. Our first comes in mid July for about two weeks. Then they stop coming. We are bee free for about six weeks. Then the second wave comes. It lasts two weeks. I don’t know why this happens.
@petem65032 жыл бұрын
An alternative that works for me: instead of 4:1 water:sugar, dilute the mix. Somewhere between 4.5:1 and 5:1, the bees stop coming, but the hummers still show up.
@davidpearling23952 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your idea. In our case, and just like last summer, our bees simply stopped coming. They began coming in large numbers in mid-July and stopped coming a few weeks later. Early last fall we had a second bee invasion. It was as bad as the first. It stopped week or so later. We have not had a second invasion yet this year. But it's early. So...for the time being we will stick with the 4:1 ratio. But I will keep your diluted recipe on file. And stay tuned! We are producing a new video about bee-proofing. We got the idea from another of my viewers, Bill Manders.
@bernardkung730611 ай бұрын
That works for bees, but not for wasps.
@petem650311 ай бұрын
Hunh. We have wasps in the area, but I've never seen one on the h'bird feeder. Maybe they're just sneakier? @@bernardkung7306
@curiouslass42802 жыл бұрын
Nice!! Thanks for sharing!
@davidpearling23952 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@curiouslass42802 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! Great advice!!
@davidpearling23952 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@navysean88572 жыл бұрын
I had a hummingbird fly up to my face the other day while out in the woods. It flew straight to my face, inched closer, then stuck its beak in each of my nostrils in like a millisecond. Then it flew off in a zip. It was one of the craziest things that's ever happened to me while in nature.
@davidpearling23952 жыл бұрын
Your story is very interesting. In my garden I find that some of my hummers appear to know me. While walking through they sometimes fly right up to my face in an attitude of, “Hi! What’s happening?”
@daureenesmith5792 жыл бұрын
What's the name of the bee guard? I couldn't see the package very well and where'd you go on the web to find it? I'm definitely going to try this. I have so many bees, it's ridiculous and I can't get rid of them no matter what I do! Please send me the link to the site/ app. The hummingbirds and I thank you so much 💕
@lizjoe217502 жыл бұрын
I believe he's using HummZinger guards. I just checked Amazon and they sell four for over $25 (that's assuming you have Prime. IDK how much they charge for shipping). Based on the Q&A I read on their listing, as well as the reviews, the manufacturer blames the customer when anything breaks or doesn't work properly. I read other reviews and by the way they make it sound, you need to be a rocket surgeon to install them (haha). I'm going to continue searching for a solution but if you try these, I hope you'll post an update! Good luck!
@davidpearling23952 жыл бұрын
My bee guards are the ‘HummZinger’ Nectar Guard Tips from Amazon. A package of 12 is about $11.
@lizjoe217502 жыл бұрын
@@davidpearling2395 there must be multiple listings for the same brand/ style. The price you paid is fair. I can't justify spending $25 on something I'm not sure will work, based on other reviews. If they work like they do for you, though, they're well worth the cost!😊
@davidpearling23952 жыл бұрын
@@lizjoe21750 The bee guards were only partially effective this summer. The bees seemed more determined. I saw some poking their heads into the ports in spite of the bee guards. And we had to be very careful to have no nectar running down the outside. Fill the feeder to no higher than 1/4 inch from the top helper.
@davidpearling23952 жыл бұрын
@@lizjoe21750 Please read the comments from Mr. Manders on my hummingbird in slow motion video. We has discovered a perfect bee deterrent. Please stay tuned. We will post an updated video.
@billmanders27092 жыл бұрын
This slow-motion look is very cool!! But I was watching another of your videos about nano bee guards and you also had a 32 oz. feeder covered with bees that you said guards won't work on. Those feeders are the kind I use, and I have 6 of them with hundreds of hummers. I need the big ones, so I don't have to fill them as often because of so many hummers. They were just like your feeder was covered with bees and was running my hummers away. I came up with an easy fix to this problem and still use the same feeders but no bees at all!! If you would be interested in my solution just let me know and also how I can let you know! Thought you may want to share this info with the folks online.
@davidpearling23952 жыл бұрын
We have been using the minty spray repellent as needed. It works for only a short time, just a few minutes. Unfortunately the bees returned recently and are not deterred by the bee guards now. But we found that if we do not fill the feeders to the top and are careful that no nectar runs down the side the bees stay away, but not completely. The hummers can reach the nectar with their tongues but apparently the bees can’t. We added two bee traps as a “final solution” (literally). It kills the bees. We don’t like that but we can’t have bees swarming our front porch or our patio. The traps have to be emptied of dozens of dead bees every night. We flush them. I refill the traps every night with about 5 oz. the same nectar we give to our hummers. Last year the bees stopped coming on their own. We hope they stop coming this year. Please tell me your ideas.
@billmanders27092 жыл бұрын
@@davidpearling2395 What I did on my First Nature 32oz.Hummingbird feeders to bee proof them was simple. The holes in the feeder are fairly large holes and are not round but oblong. I found some plastic drinking straws that are small straws but will fit perfectly inside the holes of the feeders. I take the feeders apart, clean then well and make sure they are dry. Then I stuck the straw into the hole until it is flush or just barely sticking out on the inside of the feeder. Then I used a hot glue gun on the outside where the little fake flower is to glue all around the straw. Then when cool I cut the straw off leaving about 3/16 inch sticking out of the fake flower. Everybody online says you have to have a small hole so the bee can't get in, but the hummers can, but this is not accurate in my findings. With the straw being this long and still fairly large opening the hummers stick the bill down into the straw lap the sugar water and can pull their bill out without dripping it on the feeder. The bees come, can't reach this far into the feeder to reach the sugar water plus no drippings around the holes and they go back to the hive and spread word this food source is gone. I have so many hummers it looks like a swarm of bees but not one real bee has been back for weeks now since I did my feeders this way!! Each feeder has 10 holes and now has 10 little straws 3/16-inch-tall sticking out of each hole. It took my birds about a half hour to get use to this change and as of right now I have 6 feeders full of Hummers and no bees and a few weeks ago they were covered with bees and running off the birds!! I would show you a picture if this was email but I don't think I can add a pic here on this comment text. But I think I explained what I did so you can have a good idea, but if you have questions I will be glad to try to answer ! Let me know what you think ! Thanks!
@davidpearling23952 жыл бұрын
@@billmanders2709 Thank you! We love our hummers, don’t we? I would like to see a photo. I would give you my email address except there’s been someone who uses the handle “Rigatony” trolling my KZbin channel. I think I know who he is. If I am correct, that creep has been compared to “cockroach in a gas station urinal” by columnist John Kass. If you would like, send me a private message on Facebook, or Twitter, or LinkedIn. We can discretely exchange email addresses there, and photos. Curiously, bees have NOT been on my large red feeders this year. But they have been on my others. Keeping the nectar level lower on those and making certain that no nectar drips down the side appears to be working. We also bought some citronella plants and candles for our back patio. We’ve only had those for two days and they seem to be working. So far, my combined strategies are keeping the bees off our feeders almost 100%. Try connecting with me, please.
@kathybradford2542 жыл бұрын
Grandpa and Richard....that was awesome! Thanks for the video lesson. Great job, Richard!!!
@davidpearling23952 жыл бұрын
Thank you! It was a wonderful project for us to do together.
@KeepLearning4Ever2 жыл бұрын
Fabulous! Thank you for sharing!
@davidpearling23952 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@toddmay3962 жыл бұрын
This video popped up and I thought that looks like Dave! Great video. Hope you are doing great!
@davidpearling23952 жыл бұрын
I am! It is very nice to hear from you.
@WantToBeOrganized2 жыл бұрын
I have been spraying my feeders with a water bottle filled with water to try to deter the bees so there isn’t any nectar on the outside.
@davidpearling23952 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Yours is a good idea. We are careful to not have nectar running down the outsides of our feeders, too. But during heavy bee times the bees are strongly attracted to the feeding ports. That is where the mint spray helps. It doesn’t harm the bees and our hummers are not bothered by it.
@richardaldom7412 жыл бұрын
I wish I had known.
@marcusdar2 жыл бұрын
Speak Your Name Marc Underwood Copyright February 2021 All rights reserved In a moment, in an hour, in a decade, in a dream When a darkness cloaks the ocean Is when the silence speaks your name In the stillness of our memories I look for something that's the same Then I know its the laughter that remains As our brothers speak your name At a daybreak in the warm sun, as the waves crash melody Then I know, the laughter will remain As our brothers speak your name As our brothers speak your name As our brothers speak your name
@joancarneypearling86872 жыл бұрын
Very educational - and cool!
@MrJimmyonesuit2 жыл бұрын
I’ve always wanted to know how to attract Monarch butterflies. Thanks for this info. What a great video.
@davidpearling23952 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Jim.
@joancarneypearling86872 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all the details - you explain everything very well.
@ParadiseBubba2 жыл бұрын
What time of year is this?
@chiararobinette62422 жыл бұрын
I love the succulents!
@apearling3202 жыл бұрын
Cool!
@joancarneypearling86872 жыл бұрын
Way cool! I love how they all came together.
@mattrosenberg31832 жыл бұрын
An important reminder to remain open-minded and get more information on your own - and from authoritative sources - so you can reach your own conclusions on climate change. Public dialog and debate should allow for a robust exchange of perspectives, as in this video, and for calm and reasoned exchange of vetted data. The video also makes a good point about bike lanes: their use and utility is pretty marginal in all metro regions. Bike trips as a percent of daily commute trips is usually about 2 or 3 percent at best, and even less as a percent of all trips. I still think there's a place for regional bike path systems and it is a good form of exercise obviously. But don't carve bike lanes out of streets.
@mahmoudibnemir87042 жыл бұрын
One only needs to know one thing to know that "sea level rise" is a bunch of BS: Barack Obama bought a Martha's Vineyard beachfront property for millions and millions of dollars. Why would he have done that if the seas were rapidly "rising"?
@makbunda47302 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your video. I'm watching your video after being wondering how to give my seven of 10+meters tall Cactus to my friends. I shouldn't kept it more longer as those seven big Cactus keep growing in the yard and slowly stressing me. 🤔🤕
@davidpearling23952 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching. Good luck moving your cactus.
@joancarneypearling86872 жыл бұрын
What a freaky accident! I can't believe the motorcyclist survived it!
@joancarneypearling86872 жыл бұрын
Who knew? 4 inches is better than 6!
@joancarneypearling86872 жыл бұрын
Quick and easy - I like it!
@joancarneypearling86872 жыл бұрын
Freaking awesome! I love how the limbs seem to disappear in the time-lapse section.
@Lcab-bh3wx3 жыл бұрын
Very nice. Great 👍
@crowndeluxe773 жыл бұрын
Why would you guys cut off the arms!!!? 🤦♂️Talk about amateur night! Should have watched a relocation crew from Arizona do it.
@davidpearling23952 жыл бұрын
How about this: When you remove a half ton of cactus from a backyard with no access for machinery and do it for the first time, and intend to plant the arms separately, and produce a video, we will watch. Ok?
@crowndeluxe772 жыл бұрын
@@davidpearling2395 fair enough!
@CockatielsandCaliforniabirds3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful photos! That finch is really cute!
@INFJparadox3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful arrangement! Plants flowers and hummingbirds--my favorite :) Thank you!
@jonathanlomas7743 жыл бұрын
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@michaelakieckheim5063 жыл бұрын
I learn also gardening vocabulary
@davidpearling23953 жыл бұрын
What new words have your learned?
@michaelakieckheim5063 жыл бұрын
@@davidpearling2395 That the German "Blumenkasten" is windowbox, and the englisch names of the plants. like Geranium for Geranien :-)
@davidpearling23953 жыл бұрын
@@michaelakieckheim506 Joan and I saw so viele Blumenkasten in Deutschland. Most were filled with geraniums. The flowers is ours are New Guinea Impatiens. What is the German word for Impatiens.
@michaelakieckheim5063 жыл бұрын
@@davidpearling2395 The German word is Edellieschen.
@joancarneypearling32743 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the gardening tips. The flowers are beautiful.