The recipe is below, but just let me add that I have had neighbors put out the ready-made food and watch all the hummers swarm to my house. The best food I’ve found that really attracts them is a simple mix of white sugar and water. My experience is that hummingbirds don’t like this food and many people believe it isn’t very good for them. You’ve probably seen the ready-made hummingbird food in the store. It just isn’t worth the risk to save a few dollars. I try to avoid the plastic in case the heat leaches some sort of chemical into the hummingbird food. It will last all summer and isn’t so expensive that I feel obligated to keep it if it is faded and ugly looking. I usually go for one that is about $10-$15 and glass. I tend to buy a new one every year or two. They get really faded from being in the sun all summer.
They can make a mess if you have one of those feeders that attach right to the window. Put the feeder close to your house so you can watch them, but not right up next to your window.If you only have one or two hummingbirds each summer, then you may want to buy a smaller feeder.
It will help avoid the many fights they get into with each other (well sort of anyway).
If you have a large number of birds, put out two feeders. #HUMMINGBIRD FOOD RECIPE ZIP#
Even though they are very fast and they zip here and there, they seem to really prefer resting for a moment while eating.
They like a little ledge to stand on, such as the one in the image above. They like clear feeders where they can see the food. This could vary from area to area as there are different types of hummingbirds, but here is what we’ve found: We’ve picked up a few things from watching these little hummers and seeing what they prefer. I’ve been feeding hummingbirds for almost 20 years and my mom before me. There are some tips I’ve learned over the years about feeding hummingbirds. We usually have far more hummingbirds than others do and I’ve had many people ask me for my hummingbird food recipe or how I actually make hummingbird food. Each year, my family puts a feeder right outside our family room window so we can watch them swoop in, fight with one another, come back for more food and repeat day in and day out until it is time for them to fly south for the winter months. Learn about the hundreds of hummingbird species south of the border in Birds of the World.Hummingbirds are such fun little birds to watch. and Canada in our All About Birds species guide Should I Stop Feeding Birds In Fall So They Can Start Their Migration?. Summertime In The United States Of Hummingbirds. Learn about what native plants to put in your garden for attracting hummingbirds: Pollinators at Home: Intro to Pollinator Gardening. 
Should I Use Red Food Coloring In Hummingbird Food?. More on feeding hummingbirds, including the best feeders, feeder placement, and the “real” diet of hummingbirds. But during cold, rainy spells, making the mixture a bit stronger, up to about a third cup of sugar per cup of water, will not hurt your birds and may help them. During hot, dry weather, when hummingbirds risk dehydration, it’s best to make your mixture no stronger than a quarter cup of sugar per cup of water. 
The sugar content of natural flower nectar varies, and is roughly comparable to sugar water mixtures ranging from a quarter to a third cup of sugar per cup of water.
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