Today I’m going to give you guys a little bit of a different recipe.
I love Hummingbirds and keep a feeder in my back yard. One day I ran out of hummingbird food and decided to make my own at home. Here’s the recipe I used.
Mix 1 part sugar with 4 parts water and bring to a boil to kill any bacteria or mold present.
Cool and fill feeder
Red dye should not be added
That’s it, super easy! I was a little surprised that you’re not suppose to add red food coloring. Apparently it’s actually harmful to the birds!
Any extra sugar water you have leftover can be stored in a refrigerator.
Depending on temperature of where you live follow these rules with how often to change it. I learned this the hard way. After 2 days mine had mold in it already. Looking at the guide below, I now know why. It was over 100 degrees! I was not a very good Hummingbird Mother 🙁
High temperature in degrees. Change nectar after…
71-75 6 days
76-80 5 days
81-84 4 days
85-88 3 days
89-92 2 days
93+ change daily
When it’s super hot by me, I just use the mix. Making it everyday just wouldn’t be practical, but when the temperatures cool down a bit, I will go back to making my own.
Do you guys make your own Hummingbird food?
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Love to see how the humming birds are flocking to it!
Oh they flock to it all right! They get into little humming bird fights, naughty little birds 🙂
No unfortunately Sarah on the Beachside there are no hummingbirds. They are so cute…As the weather cools I know you’ll keep them babies fed! Nice job. My SIL in Georgia has them in her back yard I’ll check to see if she makes the sugar/water? Knowing her she probably does? Then again Middle Georgia is HOT in summer also…?! Cheryl.
I’m sorry you don’t have them where you are 🙁 I will take care of a few for you!
Okay deal! The Pelicans, Herons, would stomp the lil’ things up. Ah, my SIL does have them in Georgia and feeds the sweethearts, too. Thanks, Cheryl.
This is so fun Sarah! Thanks for posting this! And I love hummingbirds!
Thanks Lori! I love them too 🙂
How cool Sarah:-) hummingbird around u r having awesome time
Thank you 🙂
Good idea! There are lots of hummingbirds by my apartment and I’ve been meaning to get a feeder.
Let me know if you give this a try!
Wow! I feel lucky if I see one or two. Great post, I love birds.
I see them in my yard everyday, I’m a lucky girl 🙂 I also love birds!