I know it's late in the season for some areas and the stores here in Southern California are not selling nectar due to that fact that it is considered seasonal. I still have hummingbirds coming to my feeders and would like a good natural recipe for nectar. I am spending more time at home these days and watching the hummingbirds are a part of my day while I meditate, reflect and work out a plan for what path I will walk next.
2007-11-06 04:03:06 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Use 5 parts water to 1 part sugar. Heat the water to a simmer and dissolve the sugar until suspended in the solution.
Make sure the feeders are cleaned once per month with a bleach solution. Use 1 tablespoon of bleach per gallon of water, this kills off any bacteria residing in the feeders. Rinse well and fill with the nectar you've made.
Do not use red food coloring or any other human food color dye, it is toxic to the hummingbirds.
Also you don't want to make the above recipe, any sweeter than the 5 to 1 ratio. Hummingbirds are susceptible to infections caused by a too sweet of a mixture. These infections have been known to rot the birds beak and cause death.
Glad your enjoying them, our birds left a week or so ago. We have to wait until spring to see them again.
2007-11-06 04:33:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
1 part sugar to 4 parts water. Dissolve the sugar in the water and use in your feeders. Most sites recommend not adding food coloring. I do and have seen no problems.
2007-11-06 04:26:19 · answer #2 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Sugar water, with red food coloring to attract them. Or water with honey in it anything sugar based.
2007-11-06 04:10:35 · answer #3 · answered by dmgoldsbo7 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
sugar water
2007-11-06 04:14:19 · answer #4 · answered by MAttsprat 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
water and sugar
2007-11-06 04:09:47 · answer #5 · answered by tfuzzy427 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋