What innovative ideas you have, Pauline. You are clever
For one thing, I’d never have thought to use bowls of water to deter the ants! Me thinks you should patent your bumble feeding station, it’s ingenious and I want one too! I googled for a water dispenser like yours and the closest match I could find was this.
2x M Savic B Bird Waterer Feeder for Cage Birds Aviary on eBay (end time 24-Feb-10 17:17:10 GMT)
Would this be suitable do you think? The drinking trough in the others I came across all looked far too deep.
This instalment, along with your superb pics, has totally enthralled me. Keep ‘em coming please
(P.S. Just have to ask, have you ever been stung by one of your bumbly friends? I always look around for a suitable leaf to pick up any lethargic bees I come across!)