I've been getting alot of hummingbirds at my feeder, especially at dusk.
I especially like this plastic feeder. It comes apart for easy cleaning.
Here is a recipe for make your own hummingbird nectar to use in your feeder. It's super easy.
Boil four cups of water.
Remove water from the heat.
Stir in one cup of white sugar.
Cool the syrup before filling feeder.
NOTE: Do not use honey, which can cause a fatal fungal infection on the birds' tongues.
NOTE: Do not add food coloring to the solution. It's not necessary, and it may be harmful. Even a small spot of red on the feeder will attract hummingbirds.
You can store the extra syrup in the refrigerator for a week.
Hang the feeder where you can see it from a window.
Clean the feeder at least once a week. In warm weather, you may need to change the syrup and wash out the feeder every day. Don't let the syrup turn cloudy in the feeder — that's mold. It will make hummingbirds avoid your feeder, and it may make them sick.
If ants discover the feeder, discourage them by applying petroleum jelly to the wire that suspends the feeder. Or suspend a cup of water above the feeder. The Nectar Protector accomplishes this easily.
Keep it clean!
Remove water from the heat.
Stir in one cup of white sugar.
Cool the syrup before filling feeder.
NOTE: Do not use honey, which can cause a fatal fungal infection on the birds' tongues.
NOTE: Do not add food coloring to the solution. It's not necessary, and it may be harmful. Even a small spot of red on the feeder will attract hummingbirds.
You can store the extra syrup in the refrigerator for a week.
Hang the feeder where you can see it from a window.
Clean the feeder at least once a week. In warm weather, you may need to change the syrup and wash out the feeder every day. Don't let the syrup turn cloudy in the feeder — that's mold. It will make hummingbirds avoid your feeder, and it may make them sick.
If ants discover the feeder, discourage them by applying petroleum jelly to the wire that suspends the feeder. Or suspend a cup of water above the feeder. The Nectar Protector accomplishes this easily.
Keep it clean!
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An easy way to clean your feeders is to put it in your dishwasher and it will get clean when it runs through its cycle.
If you want to wash it by hand, soak the feeder in a diluted solution of Clorox or vinegar. Be sure to then rinse the feeder extremely well.
Just how often your feeder will need to be cleaned will depend on many factors. Be sure to clean it if the nectar becomes cloudy or you see black mold. These things are extremely hummingbirds. If the temperature is extremely hot, it is easy for the nectar to spoil quite rapidly, so you may need to clean and refill the feeder every day or so. As a good rule of thumb, clean the feeder before refilling it each time.
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