Comments on: Homemade Hummingbird Nectar Recipe http://www.mommamuse.com/2006/04/23/homemade-hummingbird-nectar/ Growing kids, weeds, flowers and things... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:19:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Judi / Momma Muse http://www.mommamuse.com/2006/04/23/homemade-hummingbird-nectar/comment-page-1/#comment-126862 Judi / Momma Muse Thu, 25 Aug 2011 03:07:29 +0000 http://www.mommamuse.com/2006/04/23/homemade-hummingbird-nectar/#comment-126862 Hi Brianna - I get that question a lot! I guess my instructions weren't very clear.. so I moved it around some and highlighted that bit of information. But, in direct answer to your question - NO, don't add anything else to it. It's possible the red dye can be harmful to the birds and it's absolutely *not* necessary. In fact, many people are allergic to different red dyes, so no need to add it to the birds food, if it adds nothing for them. If you are trying to pretty up the mixture in the feeder - maybe just invests in a pretty (or two) feeder that you enjoy looking at.. there are sooo many different feeders. No need to get the cheap-o plastic one if you don't want to.. Check etsy.com for hummingbird feeders and I'll bet you'll find some really gorgeous ones... or elsewhere of course. The main thing is that we are feeding the birds what they need, and of course, that we enjoy watching them. So a pretty feeder where you'll be watching may just fit the bill for the lack of colored nectar. :) Hi Brianna – I get that question a lot! I guess my instructions weren’t very clear.. so I moved it around some and highlighted that bit of information. But, in direct answer to your question – NO, don’t add anything else to it. It’s possible the red dye can be harmful to the birds and it’s absolutely *not* necessary. In fact, many people are allergic to different red dyes, so no need to add it to the birds food, if it adds nothing for them.

If you are trying to pretty up the mixture in the feeder – maybe just invests in a pretty (or two) feeder that you enjoy looking at.. there are sooo many different feeders. No need to get the cheap-o plastic one if you don’t want to.. Check etsy.com for hummingbird feeders and I’ll bet you’ll find some really gorgeous ones… or elsewhere of course.

The main thing is that we are feeding the birds what they need, and of course, that we enjoy watching them. So a pretty feeder where you’ll be watching may just fit the bill for the lack of colored nectar. :)

]]> By: Brianna http://www.mommamuse.com/2006/04/23/homemade-hummingbird-nectar/comment-page-1/#comment-126612 Brianna Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:06:28 +0000 http://www.mommamuse.com/2006/04/23/homemade-hummingbird-nectar/#comment-126612 Can you also put a red dye in it? Can you also put a red dye in it?

]]> By: Donna (aka GRANNY) Street http://www.mommamuse.com/2006/04/23/homemade-hummingbird-nectar/comment-page-1/#comment-111820 Donna (aka GRANNY) Street Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:19:27 +0000 http://www.mommamuse.com/2006/04/23/homemade-hummingbird-nectar/#comment-111820 I recently purchased a very well known liquid nectar and was shocked to find they now add MID-SEASON ORANGE OIL to their product!! THE HUMMERS DO NOT LIKE IT AT ALL!! They fly away immediately after a small taste!! And the darn stuff is so strong that you have to use strong dishwashing soap and hot water to remove it and its smell from your feeders! I have contacted the company via email to tell them of this MISTAKE and asked them to not do it anymore!! lol Guess that will teach me to get lazy and use a store-bought liquid! Back to the old reliable 4:1 homemade mixture! I recently purchased a very well known liquid nectar and was shocked to find

they now add MID-SEASON ORANGE OIL to their product!! THE HUMMERS DO NOT LIKE IT AT ALL!! They fly away immediately after a small taste!!

And the darn stuff is so strong that you have to use strong dishwashing soap and hot water to remove it and its smell from your feeders! I have contacted the company via email to tell them of this MISTAKE and asked them to not do it anymore!! lol Guess that will teach me to get lazy and use a store-bought liquid! Back to the old reliable 4:1 homemade mixture!

]]> By: Sarah http://www.mommamuse.com/2006/04/23/homemade-hummingbird-nectar/comment-page-1/#comment-111367 Sarah Mon, 25 Apr 2011 23:47:29 +0000 http://www.mommamuse.com/2006/04/23/homemade-hummingbird-nectar/#comment-111367 How wonderful - I'll have to try this. I love hummingbirds - there's a lot of great information here. Thanks Sarah How wonderful – I’ll have to try this. I love hummingbirds – there’s a lot of great information here.

Thanks

Sarah

]]> By: hummingbird feeders http://www.mommamuse.com/2006/04/23/homemade-hummingbird-nectar/comment-page-1/#comment-106762 hummingbird feeders Sat, 19 Mar 2011 17:28:15 +0000 http://www.mommamuse.com/2006/04/23/homemade-hummingbird-nectar/#comment-106762 So do the birds return or does the taste of fake nectar deter them So do the birds return or does the taste of fake nectar deter them

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