On the same topic, I saw a hummingbird land recently. I've seen them hover at a feeder or a flower, but had never seen one perched on a twig. So cute.

We have a few that we’ve named, and it’s funny how their “perching” style is their names......some won’t land and just flutter....then we have Gazer, he just lands drinks a little, then just starts looking around, almost like he’s just enjoying the day. Then there’s Bomber......he drinks then goes to the tree, takes aim at other hummers and flys after them keeping them off the feeder. Then there’s Gulper, he just drinks for long periods of time, will look up, then drink for a long time again. I love my hummers.

To clean, fresh water...

Are you sure they're honeybees?

Normally honeybees are only aggressive when defending their hive...

and pesky at that.

They'll know why the bees in your area might be using your feeder vs another water source.

They might have a suggestion or two based upon your environment.

If your feeder is yellow that might be part of it.

Good luck!

I will find out where my bee keepers association is located.....we’re a small city. M

I'm always looking for ways to encourage bees to congregate..

There are feeders designed to keep bees out...honeybees can't drink from feeders with deep tubes. Hummingbirds have long tongues so maybe find feeders with deep wells only accessible by them...and avoid yellow feeders.