Hummingbird

[HALEY]

i have a couple by my house to, i have bird feeders everywhere too, i just got a new hummingbird feeder, just need to get the food to add to it, i think its just colored sugar myself.... my husband always complains about the bird poo, but i don't care i like looking at them, my one bird feeder i made in high school wood shop, my little birds built a nest inside they come back every year now

[Marilyn]

Haley, hummingbird food is just sugar and water. I don't have the recipe with me here at work, but you have to boil the water to make sure it is bacteria free, add the sugar, mix and let it cool. Refrigerate the extra. You don't need to add food coloring. The red color on the feeder attracts them and the coloring is not really good for them. You can probably Google and find the recipe.

[HALEY]

Originally Posted by Marilyn

Haley, hummingbird food is just sugar and water. I don't have the recipe with me here at work, but you have to boil the water to make sure it is bacteria free, add the sugar, mix and let it cool. Refrigerate the extra. You don't need to add food coloring. The red color on the feeder attracts them and the coloring is not really good for them. You can probably Google and find the recipe.

Thanks Marilyn, i didn't put up a feeder last year, but i want to put one up this year, Micah loves to look at the birds and butterflies, i need to find a flower that attracks butterflies and plant a couple,, I thought that's all it was was sugar and water... couldn't remember.