Of Hornets & Hummers

I (we) have a problem. Hornets have found the hummingbird feeder. These guys are damned near as large as the baby hummer and our normally aggressively-territorial hummers are being chased away.

Problem is, they both like the same thing … sugar! If I take away the feeder the hornets go away, sure, but so do the birds!

Did a wee bit of research on the ‘Net and found that Wormwood or strongly aromatic Mints are hornet deterrents. It’s a little late to plant anything but I’d just cut some Wormwood...