BOLITEBird Feeding Station, Black

Like the item and easy to install add value to outdoor area and u can hang more than one item for lovely decoration and birds feeders

I have got it broken !

I tackled my bird feeding stations this year to eliminate squirrel access etc. I set one up for seed & suet feeders, one for the baby birds I had in a birdhouse and one up for hummingbirds. I ended up ordering a second of this one after trying SIX different brands? This one by far was the best! Very sturdy, the poles are threaded and screw together the hooks are expand out enough where your stuff is not hanging right against the post nor did the items blow off of the hooks. Revised: after it's been in the elements for a year it did not hold up real well it will not tighten now and it's not going to last through this coming winter.

Quite impressed by the quality, it was easy to assemble good value for money birds are getting use to it !

It's easy to assemble out of the box and stick into the ground. I used a heavy wooden mallet to knock it into the ground from the top so it would sink firmly into the ground. If you're short, it'll help to stand on a chair/stool or short step ladder to do that last step. Very happy with the bird life in the garden - the sparrows took a few days to discover it. Largely for small birds. Note: the little bird feeder with the green top is additional - not part of this purchase.

I'm stunned. This thing was delivered yesterday, and I got around to opening it and assembling it this morning. Wow, for this price, I'm really impressed. It was in sturdy box, compactly packaged. Parts list/instructions on one easy sheet. All parts there----black metal, all of them, including the dishes, which I expected to be black plastic. Nope, steel, all of it, and what appears to be black powder coating. The threading on the pole sections is robust and deep, so the pole feels solid once it's together. It was super easy to assemble, and the spikes were long enough to get a good grip in the ground in my yard. We'll see if it stays upright, because the ground is a little soft, but so far, so good. It has a nice assortment of hangers, and the bowls/hangers can be oriented any way you'd like them to be. That brings me up to one little nitpicky criticism: The instructions, trying to be detailed, actually have you assemble it in a particular order that illustrates where the bowls go, where the smaller hooks go, where the larger hooks go, etc. I am careful when I assemble things and took that literally. Then I noticed that the illustrations/photos on the Amazon item description showed things in a different sequence, and one that made more sense for my yard/birds I attract. So in other words, just put the pole together and decide later where you want to slide the various pieces, and in what order. I should have figured that out as I was assembling it, but just went along with the instructions. Still, that is such a minor point----once I had it out in the yard, I just took the finial off, loosened and slid the pieces off, put them in the order I wanted them in, tightened them, and put the finial back on, which took maybe two minutes, probably less. And speaking of the finial---it's a solid piece of steel/iron, and heavy! Like I said, for the low price, the quality of the materials and workmanship shocks me. I noticed the black finish can scratch fairly easily, but I expect this to weather over the seasons----want it to have a sort of rustic look and for people who don't like that, it's black, very easy to touch up with a marker. This item is a total winner so far----and if I learn anything different about it, I will come back and update the review. I never heard of "Bolite" before, and assume it's just an overseas factory/business that took on an American sounding name. A lot of these companies come and go. But I sort of hope this one sticks around under this name. If Bolite can continue to deliver merchandise as good as this, at this price point, they'd be a go-to supplier/seller for me, and should be for others too.

Got the package today and assembled the pole with all the attachements.First impressions:1-Very easy to put them together. No tools needed.2-Read the instructions. But, don't follow them in order. Connect the poles together first, then the base. You are very likely rearrange the hooks and the bowl rings later. Make it easy for yourself.3-Customer Bob had an excellent idea. He used a slinky on the pole to keep squirrels away. I also used my old baffle to be safe. On my old shepherd hook (I used to hang bird feeders), a squirrel would climb and give up underneath the baffle.4-If you use a baffle only, it has to be 4' from the ground. At that height, squirrels are helpless. Also, the pole should be away from trees and their branches 10-12' away. I observed them fly in the air from a tree to my feeders.5-My soil has too much clay. Today, I had to water the ground to soften it. Make sure the wing nut at the base is very very tight. When you push the pole down, the base wants to come loose.6-The weight from the bird feeders is causing the pole to bend little bit. Consider rearranging or not using all the hooks and bowls. My pole is on a slight slope. So, one side of the water bowl ring needed some adjustment. I wrapped some plastic and used a black electric tape to secure it. Now, the bowl holds the water better.7-Customer Heather recommended wrapping the hooks (where they are attached to the pole) with electrical tape to avoid some medium size birds getting their feet caught! I did that.8-I hang my hummingbird feeders from tree branches (with small ant guards) to keep them in the shade. I don't believe it is smart to use this pole for that purpose. You don't want nectar to get spoiled too fast under heat and you don't want especially big birds to scare hummingbirds on the same feeding pole.9-If you live in the country as I do, you probably have racoons, too. They come out in the evening and climb and bend the poles!!. The only solution I came up was to take the feeders to the garage and keep them in a box. Just in case there is a mouse in there. And, the feeders go back out every morning.