This came in on my website:

HI, I LIVE IN NORTHERN CA. IN THE FOOTHILLS OF SACRAMENTO. THE WEATHER IS 
HOT IN THE SUMMER BUT USUALLY MODERATE IN THE WINTER( 40'S). FOR THE LAST 
TWO YEARS (I DON'T RAISE BEES) I HAVE BEEN INUNDATED WITH BEES IN THE FALL 
ABOUT THIS TIME OF YEAR. THEY GO AFTER MY HUMMINGBIRD FEEDERS(I KEEP THEM UP 
ALL YEAR) AND THE HUMMERS GET REALLY MAD. A FRIEND OF MINE WHO USED TO RAISE 
BEES SAID THAT SOMEONE HAS PROBABLY MOVED THEIR HIVES BACK HOME AND IS 
POSSIBLY NOT FEEDING THEM. I KNOW THAT BEES ARE ENDANGERED AND I FEEL SORRY 
FOR THEM AND DON'T WANT THEM TO STARVE, SO I AM FEEDING THEM. IN MY HUMMER 
FEEDERS, I USE 3C.SUGAR TO WATER AND COME OUT WITH ABOUT 4C. NECTAR. I AM 
USING THAT APPROX. MIXTURE FOR THE BEES, BUT I HAVE USED 40LBS. OF SUGAR IN 
TWO DAYS. I PUT BAKING PANS OUT WITH TALL ROCKS SO THEY DON'T DROWN, AND 
FILL THEM UP(2), BUT I HAVE TO REFILL THEM EVERY 2-3 HRS. THEY WERE ALSO 
DROWNING IN MY ABOVE GROUND POOL BY THE HUNDREDS (AND ME GOING OUT WITH A 
NET TO RESCUE THEM),SO MY FRIEND SAID I SHOULD PUT OUT A PAN OF WATER, AND I 
DID BUT THEY ARE STILL DROWNING IN THE POOL. I AM SO UPSET ABOUT IT,I FEEL 
LIKE WE ALL NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THEM FOR "OUR" PRESERVATION, BUT WHY CAN'T 
THAT BEE KEEPER FEED HIS OWN DANG BEES??? WHAT SHOULD I DO? I TRIED FOR ONE 
DAY NOT FEEDING THEM,BUT THEY STILL CAME BACK. HELP!!!!! THANKS, SHIELA 
RESCUE,CA. P.S. SORRY FOR ALL CAPS, I AM A TWO FINGERED TYPER

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