The other day I spied a lone hummingbird flitting past the impatiens we have hanging on a hook outside the picture window in our main room, and I decided we needed to put up a hummingbird feeder, stat. While running errands the other day we picked up a simple hummingbird feeder at Home Depot. While we could also have bought some suspiciously-hued hummingbird nectar at the store, I figured I could make something a bit more natural at home. A quick search on The Hummingbird Society's website, and I found a simple recipe for the nectar. I just set up our feeder outside the window -- fingers crossed the little guys (and gals) flit by for a drink soon!
Hummingbird Nectar (printer-friendly version)
makes two cups
1/2 cup white sugar
2 cups spring water
1. Dissolve the sugar in the spring water.
2. Fill your nectar feeder with the sugar-water solution.
3. Store any remaining nectar in the fridge for up to one week.
4. Replace the nectar every four days or so; replace sooner if temperatures are over 90 degrees.
(adapted from this recipe)
makes two cups
1/2 cup white sugar
2 cups spring water
1. Dissolve the sugar in the spring water.
2. Fill your nectar feeder with the sugar-water solution.
3. Store any remaining nectar in the fridge for up to one week.
4. Replace the nectar every four days or so; replace sooner if temperatures are over 90 degrees.
(adapted from this recipe)
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