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In response to "Put out a hummingbird feeder, make sure it gets some shade. I was told by a hummingbird that I had to put up a feeder." by .

Use regular refined white sugar, not honey, artificial sweeteners, brown sugar, or other sugar products. ratio of 1:4 (1/4 cup sugar to 1 cup hotwater -- (edited)

Posted by Beaker 🍺 (aka Anniebecca) Apr 28 '23, 04:49

There is no need to add supplemental vitamins or red food coloring, either. The sugar doesn’t have to be red for hummingbirds to find it, and many wildlife and bird specialists feel that red coloring might be harmful to the hummer’s health.

https://www.bobvila.com/articles/how-to-make-hummingbird-food/ (www.bobvila.com)

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Most hummingbird feeders are red so that takes care of that. And they will use perches if the feeder has them. -- nm - . Apr 28, 04:51 3
- we have them at The Lake and they are fun to watch. they can be very fighty with each other -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Apr 28, 04:52 2
  - They'll go after bigger birds even. And get a feeder with an ant moat on top, or get an ant moat to attach at the top to hang the feeder off of. - . Apr 28, 04:55 1
    - I didn't know that was a thing. Thanks for the info. -- nm - sycor Apr 28, 05:06

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Use regular refined white sugar, not honey, artificial sweeteners, brown sugar, or other sugar products. ratio of 1:4 (1/4 cup sugar to 1 cup hotwater -- (edited)

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