Basic Facts About Hummingbirds
Diet Hummingbirds primarily eat flower nectar, tree sap and insects. The hummingbird’s fast breathing rate, fast heartbeat and high body...
Bee Dishes to Help Keep Bees Off of the Feeders
HOW TO VIDEO: Old hummingbird window feeders make great bee dishes! Since I have been putting up bee dishes, I have greatly cut down on...
Hummingbird Feeder Types: Saucer vs. Vacuum Feeders
You may have noticed that I changed the type of hummingbird feeders on the webcam. This is a method to help control bees. There is a...
Bees
You love them and you hate them. Bees are fabulous pollinators and we depend on them for the fruits and vegetables we need. But please,...
IF YOU WANT TO CONTROL YELLOW JACKETS, HANG OUT YOUR YELLOW JACKET TRAPS NOW NOW NOW!
I was bothered by yellow jackets when I lived at Lake Tahoe. My house backed up to a hundred acres of government land that was pretty...
Hooded Orioles Love Those Hummingbird Feeders
I know it’s Spring, because the first Hooded Oriole has been spotted on the cam. Hooded Orioles winter in Mexico and migrate north in the...
NO Raw NO Organic NO Turbinado NO Brown Sugar and (probably) NO Honey!
Raw, organic, turbinado and brown sugar are harmful to hummingbirds. You should only make your hummingbird nectar with granulated white...
Hummingbird Feeder Types: Saucer vs. Vacuum Feeders
You may have noticed that I changed the type of hummingbird feeders on the webcam. This is a method to help control bees. There is a...
Making Your Own Hummingbird Nectar
SUGAR! One part sugar to four parts water is the norm. That’s the amount of sugar found in most of the flowers on which they feed. During...
Awesome Hummingbird Tattoos
These awesome hummingbird tattoos belong to two great people I worked with today in Beverly Hills: Sam Oliva and Veronica Carrillo. How...