I know I am a little late responding to this post. We have this problem every fall and early spring - when the natural bee food is either dying off or not yet blooming. Swarms of bees hitting the feeders. My chickens will not eat when the bees are there.
Put water in their feed. Make it into a mash and the bees will leave it alone. They are after the dust at the bottom of the tray.
The first time you do it you might waste some feed, but you will get better at knowing how much feed you can wet and not waste any. I almost have it down to a science now. I throw very little away each night, if any.
Good luck.
Put water in their feed. Make it into a mash and the bees will leave it alone. They are after the dust at the bottom of the tray.
The first time you do it you might waste some feed, but you will get better at knowing how much feed you can wet and not waste any. I almost have it down to a science now. I throw very little away each night, if any.
Good luck.
