Maintain this tiny structure, and you’ll keep the birds full and humming happily.
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Hummingbirds are treasured for their jewel tones, tiny size, and helicopter-like hovering skills.
Why Is It Important to Keep Your Hummingbird Feeder Clean?
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It is so important to keep your hummingbird feeder clean to keep hummingbirds healthy.
Also, planting red or orange tubular flowers around your feeder will help attract hummingbirds.
In cooler weather, weekly cleaning should be sufficient.
If you live in a hotter climate, you should clean the feeder every two to three days.
Here’s how to do it.
White refined sugaris the best ingredient to use in hummingbird food.
Other substances like honey,brown sugar, and molasses contain additional ingredients that can be harmful to hummingbirds.
White sugar is also much easier to clean from the feeder than other types of sweeteners like honey.
Never substitute artificial sweeteners for sugar in your hummingbird food solution.
The simple combination of sugar and water outlined above will work.
Hummingbird Feeding FAQs.National Audubon Society.
