Date: 10/3/24 7:03 am From: Christopher Hill (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Re: Bees in oriole feeder filled with jelly
I don't know the exact timing where you are, but for a brief period in fall, yellowjackets are really abundant, but they will decline quickly as the fall goes on. (Maybe someone else on the list has more info about timing?). So I'm not sure how to keep them off jelly but you can probably wait them out (and wild foods are abundant in October, so Orioles should be more jelly-motivated as winter gets here).
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> On Oct 3, 2024, at 9:51 AM, rkbbirder (null) <carolinabirds...> wrote:
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> My orioles have started to return. The bees/ yellow jackets have taken over the feeder.
> How do I handle this- quit filling with jelly, take continue?
> I do not want to loose my orioles.
> Thanks
> Kent
> R Kent Bedenbaugh
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