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 Tips For Making Homemade Hummingbird Feeders

Hummingbird Feeder

This is an interesting article for DIY gardeners on how to make homemade hummingbird feeders. There are two points, however, that I disagree with:

1. Unless you can sterilize the old prescription vials, use something else… buy a few test tubes (like the ones used for fancy spices), a handful of corks, and some red tape. Drill a hole, large enough for a hummingbird’s bill, all the way through the cork from top to bottom. Make sure there aren’t any cork “crumbs” in the hole… just blow through it. Apply the red tape to the outside edge of the tube opening. The object is to draw hummingbirds to the business end of the tube. Since most test tubes are flared at the top, wrap the wire just under the flare and hang it right side up. If you ARE able to sterilize old prescription vials, then follow the author’s instructions.
2. Never use honey when making hummingbird nectar water. It’s not a case of honey is more natural than sugar… it’s a case of hummingbird bodies cannot process honey, and prolonged use will kill them.

Other than these two points, I thoroughly enjoyed Kathryn’s article… as I’m sure you will.

Building Your Own Humming Bird Feeder

By: Kathryn Whittaker

We all know that taking a beautiful photo of humming birds is hard to obtain, even when they are inside cages. The only thing that you could do is buy a hummingbird feeder to bring these birds into photographic distance. But these ready-made hummingbird feeders are somewhat expensive. Worry no more, because you can make your very own hummingbird feeder for free. All you need to do is recycle used or old prescription vials for making nectar dispensers. Hummingbirds are known to feed on nectars. Read the rest of this entry »