I put out 3 Hummer feeders today. When the birds arrive I'll probably have 8 feeders up, and since I have been feeding hummers much longer than the other birds, I'll mention a few things that work for me. 1. Use the Saucer (flat) style feeders rather than the globe feeders, they are far less trouble. All bottle feeders (especially glass ones) will leak and drip in some conditions, especially in the sun, since it is the negative air pressure in the globe that keeps all the nectar from running out. Also, since most saucer feeders have red tops, it eliminates the dilemma of whether to use red nectar or not, since all you can see is the top anyway. Also, they are easier to clean. 2. Buy feeders with the florets around the holes (if there are any) mo lded into the top so it is all 1 piece. Cleaning around those separate florets is almost impossible, and if you remove one, the floret or the feeder sometimes breaks. Some feeders no longer have florets at all. Yellow ones are the worst, since yellow actively attracts bees and yellow-jackets. 3. Walmart sells pipe cleaners. They are perfect for cleaning the feeding holes. 4. If you have some feeders that have faded from red to pink or yellow, its really easy to spray-paint the red part, it looks great, and I have never had any reaction from the plastic to the paint. Walmart sells Krylon "Fusion" for plastic, which I used the last time. If you have yellow florets, paint them red, or some other darker color. Stuff rolled paper towel or etc. in the holes to keep the paint out. 5. If you must use bottle feeders with yellow, bee guards do help, but I don't think they are worth the trouble. All the feeders I have had with them seem to leak very badly. Hope something in the above will be of help to someone. Don Morgan Coventry **************Great deals on Dell’s most popular laptops – Starting at $479 (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220029082x1201385915/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fad.doubleclick.net%2Fclk%3B213969145%3B35701480%3Bh)