Our hummingbird recipe is
simple and easy to make. I have a hummingbird feeder. When I
fill it I use a little sugar water according to the following recipe.
The red on the feeder is enough to attract the birds. I take the
feeder down in the winter as it is a little cold at our house for all but
the Anna's Hummingbirds and I want them to migrate if they need to.
Mostly I want the hummingbirds to depend on my flowers not my
feeders. And I have lots of those during all seasons in our garden.
Sugar Water Recipe
4 parts water to one part sugar.
Boil to dissolve the sugar. Refrigerate the remainder until you use
it. Change the water every 4 days or so, more often in hot weather.
Wash the container each time you change the water. A little extra
sugar won't hurt their feelings either.
A veteran feeder's strategy is to
use a different color of non-toxic dye in the sugar water each day in
order to make sure there is food in the feeder from a distance and to keep
track of the many feeders on his property to see which need to be cleaned. About the only colors
that they don't like are green and brown.
