Make Your Own Hummingbird Nectar
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| Black-chinned Hummingbird |
Although you can, there really is no reason to buy nectar to fill your hummingbird feeders. Making your own is inexpensive and easy. Here is all you need to know:
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| Black-chinned Hummingbird |
1) Mix 4 parts water with 1 part sugar. Nothing else.
- Only use refined white sugar.
- Do not use: powdered sugar, confectioners sugar, honey, corn syrup, or anything else
- You DO NOT have to boil the water. Just make sure the sugar completely dissolves in the water.
- You can boil the water first, but do not add the sugar to the cooking/boiling water. This could burn the sugar.
- If you do boil the water, make sure it cools before you add it to your feeder.
- DO NOT USE FOOD COLORING
- Food coloring could potentially be harmful to hummingbirds.
- Food coloring is not necessary to attract hummingbirds.
- 4 parts water and 1 part sugar can be the following:
- 1 cup of water and 1/4 cup of sugar
- 2 cups of water and 1/2 cup of sugar
- 4 cups of water and 1 cup of sugar.
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2) Be sure to change your nectar and clean your feeder regularly.
- Change the nectar every 2-4 days.
- Nectar can ferment, and be unhealthy (and dangerous) for hummingbirds
- The warmer the weather the sooner your nectar should be changed.
- Clean your feeder once a week.
- Mold can grow on the feeder, which can harm the birds.
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| Black-chinned Hummingbird |
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