How to Make a Humming Bird Drink

It is so enjoyable to watch hummingbirds in your yard. Hummingbirds like to eat a diet that is mainly full of insects, and so they provide great insect control in your yard and garden. Hummingbirds will feed on sweet nectar from flowers or from hummingbird feeders. The key to making a hummingbird drink is to replicate the natural nectar hummingbirds find in the wild.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Hummingbird Feeder Water Liquid Dish Soap Mixing Bowl Large Cooking Pot 1 Cup Granulated Sugar Wooden Spoon 4 Drops of Red or Blue Food Coloring

1. Wash the hummingbird feeder with hot water and liquid dish soap, then rinse thoroughly and allow to air dry.

2. Fill cooking pot with 4 cups of water. Turn on heat source to high heat. Bring water to a rolling boil. Turn off heat source.

3. Put 1 cup of granulated sugar into the pot with the 4 cups water. Stir with a wooden spoon until sugar is completely dissolved. Let mixture cool to room temperature.

4. Add four or five drops of red or blue food coloring to the sugar water mixture. Stir with a wooden spoon. You can leave out the food coloring if hummingbirds in your yard are naturally attracted to your feeder.

5. Pour colored sugar water into hummingbird feeder. Hang feeder in appropriate place.

References

• Hummingbird Facts

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on 7/8/2009 In hotter climates or during extreme heat hummers will dehydrate faster so it is recommended using 5 parts water to 1 part sugar - this is sufficient as hummers will still feed at flowers for natural nectar. Never use red food dye. Tie a red ribbon to feeder, attach a red silk flower or any red object. One person I know just stuck some bright orange ear plugs on the feeder with great success.