So to keep the measuring easy for my homemade hummingbird nectar I always use: 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 cup of water Homemade Hummingbird Nectar ShortcutĪnd I even have a shortcut when making my hummingbird food!
It has a ratio of 1 part granulated sugar to 4 parts water. It costs a fraction of the cost of buying the commercial stuff.Īnd homemade hummingbird food is so easy to make with only TWO INGREDIENTS : Sugar Water Sugar / Water Ratio Well, I use the same homemade hummingbird syrup recommended by Texas A&M University. Homemade Hummingbird Food – Only 2 Ingredients!īut since I don’t want to buy hummingbird nectar, what’s an enterprising country girl to do? We enjoy watching the constant acrobatics from these little guys.īut they stay hungry and they eat a lot! It doesn’t take them long at all to drain the nectar from the feeder time and time again.
Our feeder is on a shepherd’s hook right outside our large windows. (did I ever mention how hard I’m trying to eliminate extraneous plastic from our home?)īut I do so enjoy the hummingbirds that come to this beautiful feeder first thing every morning. But I hated that it involved a plastic package to contain it. But apparently putting out a feeder brought them out from all corners of our property! Buying Hummingbird Nectarīack in “the day” I just bought the packages of dry powdered * Hummingbird Nectar for my feeders.
When we first moved to the Homestead we didn’t see any hummingbirds. Like most folks, RancherMan & I enjoy watching them. So it’s time now for us to put out those hummingbird feeders. Here in NE Texas, hummingbirds usually arrive at our feeders in mid to late March and stay until September. If you click and buy something I could receive a tiny commission.) But links preceded with * are affiliate links. ( Note: Some links in this post will take you to other related articles for further information. There you have it: another "Homemade Hummingbird Feeder".Photo courtesy of Harrison Haines & Pexels (This serves as a hook to hang the feeder.)Ģ: Slip the bottle through a hole of the weave at the bottom of the onion bag.ģ: Hold the bottle upright and fill the bottle with your homemade hummingbird nectar recipe.Ĥ: Screw the tray onto the top of the bottle, turn the bottle over and. Note: I have changed to different size bottles in the dead of summer when the number of hummingbirds visiting my feeders are steady and during migration times when the numbers are more.ġ: Use a cord, heavy nylon string or copper wire and weave this through the mesh at the top of the onion bag. Any longer and the nectar may spoil depending on heat and direct sunlight on the feeder.Ĭhoose the right size bottle that's best for you and your hummers. Our feeders should be close to empty and re-filled after 3 to 5 days. This may be helpful also during migration times when some of us may have large numbers of hummingbirds visiting our feeders. So a large bottle holding more nectar would be an advantage because it would not have to be re-filled so often. In some locations, where there are large populations of hummingbirds, a feeder may be visited by many hummers. You can use different size bottles to make the "medium or mini homemade hummingbird feeder" version that's just the right capacity for your situation.
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