Bob Stefko Easy Recipe for Hummingbird Food All you need for homemade hummingbird food is sugar and water. Combine one-quarter cup of refined white sugar in one cup of hot water.

Hummingbirds are a small and beautiful delight to have in your backyard, and it's easy to get them there. Use this recipe to attract the birds.

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Hummingbird nectar can be easily made at home with water and sugar, but before you pour it into the hummingbird feeder, make sure you do this.

So I do. The garden store sells bottles of hummingbird food next to the feeders, both clear and red. (Red flowers are known to attract hummingbirds.) But you don’t need either kind.

Caitlin McLean and the best place to place feeders in your yard How to make hummingbird food There are more than 300 species of hummingbirds in the world.

(This is the hummingbird food recipe that works best.) Providing these tiny, energetic birds some homemade nectar helps supplement their diets.

Change the feeder every week. When you change the food, clean the feeder with a solution that is 10% bleach and 90% water. Rinse well. Hang the feeder in an open area.

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WA state’s hummingbirds will be in flight this spring, and they’re hungry. This is what to know about feeding the world’s smallest birds.