The humming birds can now feed without fighting the ants.
I have had an all out war this summer with ants on my humming bird feeder. The feeder hangs on the edge of our house and it has been covered with them. I have no interest in feeding ants. The feeder is for the birds and the ants were interfering.
The problem is sugar water draws more than one type of creature. Sure, it draws the birds, but it draws ants and yellow jackets too. I figured I couldn’t do much about the yellow jackets, but I felt like I could get rid of the ants.
I thought maybe the ants were living in the gutters, so I had them cleaned. It made no difference. The ants kept coming. I told my hubby that I read in several places, on the internet that I could grease the wire holding the feeder and keep the ants off. He didn’t think that would work.
Exasperated, I tried it anyway, and as a further measure, I wrapped it with packing tape, sticky side out. I also read about that online. I filled it with fresh sugar water and waited. The birds didn’t return for a little while, but then one came, and then the others followed and guess what? There were no ants.
I was just tickled with my low tech success. I was so grateful that different people had shared their success with the ant battle. The fact that they took the time to share helped me with my own little battle.
Now, I’ll be the first to admit, that we live in a world with a lot of over sharing. I mean, there are folks who insist on taking pictures of their lunch for Facebook and Instagram as well as keeping us all updated on their recent trip to the grocery store.
But, wouldn’t it be great if people shared more of their success stories, like how they beat cancer or how they were able to save a hundred bucks on their grocery bill? What about if we shared more praises and less complaints?
What about if we shared our faith? I often see prayer requests on Facebook, but I don’t see the thank-yous for prayers answered, nearly as much.
Cyberspace is a busy and noisy place. We all have the ability to bless people who are surfing the internet or checking their social media. Just as in the real world, we have the ability to let our light shine and we also have the ability to rant and spread negativity.
The choice is ours. Now if I could just get rid of those yellow jackets!
Have an awesome day!
Wendy 🙂