HUMMINGBIRD AND ORIOLE NECTAR RECIPE
You can easily make your own food (nectar) for both your hummingbird and oriole feeders.
HUMMINGBIRD FOOD RECIPE
1 part sugar to 4 parts water
- Warm the water in the microwave (it doesn't need to boil - just warm enough to dissolve the sugar).
- Stir in sugar to dissolve
- Cool
- Fill feeder
- Store remainder in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks or use for oriole nectar "starter" (see shortcut below). We recommend storing nectar in a glass container to avoid leaching of hazardous compounds.
Easy Hummingbird Nectar Conversion Chart
To Make | Water | Sugar |
1 cup nectar | 1 cup | 1/4 cup |
2 cups nectar | 2 cups | 1/2 cup |
3 cups nectar | 3 cups | 3/4 cup |
4 cups nectar | 4 cups | 1 cup |
Nectar Tips
- Store prepared nectar in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
- We recommend storing nectar in a glass container to avoid leaching of hazardous compounds.
- Change nectar and clean feeders every 3-5 days whether the nectar is being consumed or not.
- Change nectar and disinfect feeder immediately if you see black spots in the feeder
- Change nectar immediately if you see cloudiness in the nectar
- Don't use red nectar - most hummingbird feeders have enough color in them to attract the birds so WHY ADD DYE?? Read the Top 5 Reasons to Not Use Red Hummingbird Nectar
- REMEMBER: the FRESHER the nectar, the MORE visits to your feeder!!!
ORIOLE NECTAR RECIPE
1 part sugar to 6 parts water
- Warm the water in the microwave (it doesn't need to boil - just warm enough to dissolve the sugar).
- Stir in sugar to dissolve
- Cool
- Fill feeder
- Store remainder in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.