How To Feed Hummingbirds:
Hummingbirds, and beautiful orange and black Bullock's Orioles, will be arriving anytime now. Make sure your feeders are clean.
Do NOT buy the red-colored nectar mixes in the stores. The coloring is not good for the birds, and you can make your own mix for less money.
Make your own Hummingbird-Oriole nectar mix:
1 part sugar mixed with 4 parts water.
If you're worried about mold or bacteria in your mix or container, boil the water.
Do NOT put red food coloring in it.
The feeders have red plastic and that is enough to attract the birds. Store the extra mix in a 2-liter bottle in the fridge.
Hummingbirds, and beautiful orange and black Bullock's Orioles, will be arriving anytime now. Make sure your feeders are clean.
Do NOT buy the red-colored nectar mixes in the stores. The coloring is not good for the birds, and you can make your own mix for less money.
Make your own Hummingbird-Oriole nectar mix:
1 part sugar mixed with 4 parts water.
If you're worried about mold or bacteria in your mix or container, boil the water.
Do NOT put red food coloring in it.
The feeders have red plastic and that is enough to attract the birds. Store the extra mix in a 2-liter bottle in the fridge.