I have started making suit block for the birds since the cost has gone up. I use lard as the binder, but I know when it gets warm the lard will melt. I like feeding the birds all year round. Any suggestions on solving this problem with melting.

I'll bet you're making suet blocks. Birds don't wear suits.

Lard never worked for me. I use beef suet. I will melt it down and fill small cupcake tins. Store them in the freezer till needed. Winter time I will put two in a onion bag and hang it. during summer I just put one in. They always have it ate up before any problems in the summer months. I do not add anything to it. It seems to keep the riff raff away. I will scrape some and put it in the tray feeder during the winter months to help out the other birds that can't hang off the onion sack.

Russ