No More Ants in My Hummingbird Feeder!

So, I’ve had my hummingbird feeder up since late spring and was getting pretty bummed out because I wasn’t seeing any hummingbirds. I saw one but that was it. So I decided to check out the feeder to make sure nothing was wrong with it. Well, when I brought it inside and opened it up I discovered the problem and it smelled disgusting! What looked like a whole colony of ants had climbed in and drown in the nectar. So, I emptied and washed it and refilled it. Well, within a matter of days the same thing happened. I looked on a whole bunch of different sites for a solution and they were all telling me that I needed to buy a special feeder that had some sort of cup over top of the feeder that I’m supposed to fill with water and the ants will drown in. There had to be a simpler solution! And I found one that worked like a charm! Vicks Vaporub! I actually used Baby vicks because it was all I had in the house. You coat the wire that the feeder hangs from in Vicks and it keeps the ants away and the hummers don’t mind it! I have so many hummingbirds at my feeder now that they are fighting over the nectar! I got pictures too!

Soon to be listed!

Soon to be listed at Simply Sarahs

Shrink Plastic Earrings

So, here they are…my first try at making jewelry with shrink plastic 🙂 I had so much fun making them!