Hummingbird Food Recipe So, I see you're still going to the store to purchase
overly expensive, red colored Hummingbird food. Why purchase it when you can make it right in your own home? It's tons
cheaper (pennies, in comparisons to the bottle/can of store bought stuff), and you can make as much, or as little, as you want.
Hummingbird Food Recipe:
1 part sugar to 4 parts water
Step 1 - Boil the water first, then measure and add the sugar, at the rate of 1/4 cup of sugar to 1 cup of boiling water.
Notes: Do NOT add food coloring, honey (which ferments), or artificial sweetener (which has no nutritional value to the
Hummingbirds).
You will need to clean your feeder every once in awhile with hot water. You can also use a 10% bleach solution to
inhibit mold on the inside of the feeder (but it's not necessary). Be sure to rinse thoroughly before refilling with the
Hummingbird food.
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