How to Make Squirrel Proof Bird Food Seed

How to Make Squirrel Proof Bird Food Seed. If you love bird, like I do, you want to attract them to your yard. But that often attracts squirrels too. Here is a simple suet recipe that squirrels don't like, but birds love.

Things Needed

• Bacon Grease
• Peanut Butter
• Whole, unsalted peanuts
• Bird Seed
• Red Pepper Flakes
• Honey
• Suet Bird Feeder

Step 1

If you save it in the freezer, you will need to melt your old bacon grease.

Step 2

Put about 1/4 cup of whole unsalted peanuts in a bag and crush them. They should be a little chunky.

Step 3

In a bowl, mix 1/4 cup bacon grease, the crushed peanuts, 3 spoonfuls of peanut butter, a spoon honey, and about a cup of bird seed. The measurements are not exact but you should have a slush that is the consistency of oatmeal.

Step 4

Add a generous amount of red pepper flakes, paprika, or cayenne pepper. The spices will keep the squirrels away, but the birds don't taste it.

Step 5

Pack the spicy suet into a pine cone feeder, or other suet feeder. The squirrels might get curious, but they should only try the food once. If they keep coming back, add more pepper.