How to Make Hummingbird Nectar
Sure, you can purchase hummingbird nectar. But it gets expensive, and it's easy to make it in your kitchen.
Yield: 5 cups
Cost: .50
Equipment
- sauce pan
- Wooden spoon
Materials
- 1 cup of plain white sugar
- 4 cups of hot tap water
Instructions
- Put the sugar in a sauce pan, then add the hot tap water.
- Place the pot of nectar on the stovetop and heat through for three minutes on high heat, stirring constantly. This process helps prevent the sugar from fermenting in the feeder.
- Let the nectar cool. Add to your hummingbird feeder.
Notes
Never add dyes to the nectar, it does not benefit bird health.
If this makes too much for your feeder, halve the recipe - always use a 4 to 1 ratio in the summer