No more bees

It has taken a few days but the bees are no longer visiting the feeder. It was very interesting to watch their habits during this invasion. Their predictable patterns are very surprising. Several websites suggested the same action to remove them, and sure enough the suggestions worked. Also, since the feeder hangs near our windows, we were able to view the bees very closely, which is a rarity for bees.
The first day one bee was caught in a spider's web on the outside of the sliding door. We were able to view the spider winding the bee into a cocoon and then resting on it. We assumed it was feeding at that time.
In the second hanging location, we could stand right at the window to view the bees. Of course we didn't have all day to stand there but during the intervals we did, some bees didn't move from the feeder, others drank and left, and even others fought for a position on the feeder.
The hummingbirds continued to visit the feeder but not without irritation from the bees. Once they rested to drink, a few bees would swarm them from a distance, it was enough to run the birds off.
It was really amazing to watch nature. I am glad we didn't need to resort to killing the bees and our regular hummingbirds are glad they are gone.