Hummingbirds are magic creatures.They dance on the air, flying around like small cats.Hang your feeders filled with homemade hummingbird food to attract these birds.Follow the steps to get the birds to stay.
Step 1: To attract hummingbirds to your yard, make a rich sugar solution.
Visitors to the area will be encouraged to stay by the sweet mixture.High-energy food is important for hummingbirds in the spring because it helps to replenish the energy reserves that hummingbirds use up during migration.Don't buy hummingbird nectar that is enhanced with vitamins.It will cost you money that you don't need to spend, and the hummingbirds will not benefit either.You are giving us a quick pick-me-up for them when they are tired by giving them a sugar mixture that is similar to a cup of coffee.
Step 2: A mixture of white, sugar, and warm water is needed.
When the sugar is completely dissolved, stir the mixture.Cane sugar is a family of sugars.The hummingbirds need immediate energy to keep their wings flapping, and they can get it from the bics.The water and sugar can be boiled.
Step 3: The sugar water should be boiled for about 2 minutes.
Any growth that may occur will be slowed by boiling the mixture.The chlorine in your tap water could harm the little hummers if you boil the water.If you are only making a small amount of food, you don't need to boil the solution.If you don't boil the mixture, you will have to change the food every 1 to 2 days, or it will be harmful to the hummingbirds.
Step 4: Do not add color to the food.
Red dyes have been known to harm hummingbirds.There is no need to add dyes to your homemade hummingbird food.
Step 5: You should store the hummingbird food until you're ready to eat it.
The food should be kept in the refrigerator.You can keep the extra food in the fridge if you make a lot of it.When refilling your feeders, this will save you time.Before refrigerating it in a container, let the mixture cool completely.
Step 6: Pick the right feeders.
Red feeders are the best because they attract hummingbirds.If you can, hang your feeders in a shady spot so that they stay fresh longer.If you have one, hang it in your garden.It's far out of the reach of cats to hang your feeders near a window.If you have cut-outs of birds on the glass, you should only hang a hummingbird feeders near a window.
Step 7: If your food is left to ferment or mold, you can be in danger.
The sugar mixture needs to be replaced when it becomes cloudy.A hummingbird could be harmed by yeasts eating sugar.A warm, sweet mixture is a great place for mold to grow.
Step 8: You should check your feeders for black mold as often as you can.
It is possible to check your feeders every other day.It's a good idea to keep an eye on your feeders.If you find mold, mix 14 cup of bleach with a gallon of water.The bleach mixture should be soaked for an hour.Before refilling the feeder, scrub any mold off.
Step 9: It's a good idea to clean your feeders before refilling them.
The feeder should be flushed with hot tap water.Hummingbirds don't like the taste of soap and will avoid your feeders if it has soap in it.
Step 10: Food should be changed in the feeders regularly.
The amount of time you can leave hummingbird food outside depends on the temperature in which the feeders are hung.Change the food every 5 to 6 days if the temperature is 70 to 80 degrees.Change the food every 2 to 4 days when the temperature is 81 to 90 degrees.Change the food daily if the temperature is over 91 degrees.
Step 11: Decide on the quality of the food.
After a couple of weeks, reduce the amount of sugar in the food.The activity at your feeders will increase if you do this.One part sugar to five parts water will affect the mixture.The hummingbirds have to come back more often when the mixture is moreDiluted.The mixture should be stronger than 1 part sugar to 5 parts water.The hummingbirds will use more energy flying to and from the feeders if the food has less sugar.You want to make the food strong enough that you don't have to fill the feeders all the time, but not so strong that the birds visit only occasionally.Making food that is high in sugar will give the hummingbirds a high amount of energy, allowing them to go longer before eating again, so they won't be visiting your feeders as much.
Step 12: Plants that hummingbirds enjoy.
You should plant flowers that will attract hummingbirds if you have tried different combinations.The plants that hummingbirds like are: bee balm, phlox, Lupine, Hollyhock, Red-Hot Poker, Coral Bells, Foxglove, Cardinal Flower, Lantana, Butterfly Bush, Rose of Sharon, Trumpet vine, and Crossvine.