There are hummingbird feeders in the yard.Birds will stop by for a drink if you locate, hang, and clean your feeders.During the spring and fall Hummingbirds are most likely to visit a feeders.It's a good idea to keep the feeder up for several weeks after you last see birds.Keeping a source of nectar out early or late can give stragglers and early migrators a boost for the long flight, and having available food won't prevent the hummingbirds from migrating.
Step 1: It's a good idea to place the feeder in a shady area.
The internal temperature of the hummingbird feeders can be raised if the sun's heat gets trapped in the feeders.The fluids will ferment and spoil.The hummingbirds' small mouths could be burned by hot nectar.Hummingbirds won't come to a feeders full of food, so they're likely to go hungry.
Step 2: You can easily see it from inside your home.
It's important to account for your view when choosing a place for the feeders.These iridescent birds are a treat to watch.The window has a view of a feeder.The location should be easy to get to because you will need frequent access for cleaning and refilling.Don't hang the feeders in a high-traffic area since they have a lot of birds around them.In front of your home's entrance.
Step 3: There are feeders near flowers that attract hummingbirds.
Hummingbirds love bright colors and flock to them.If you hang your feeders near a planter full of flowers, it will attract more birds than if you hung them in front of a wall.Pick a location near a flower bush or a plant with brightly-colored leaves if you're hanging the feeders on a tree or pole.If you don't have any flowers in your yard, fill a planter with bright flowers to draw in hummingbirds.While hummingbirds prefer red, they will come to any bright flower.
Step 4: Go off the ground about 5 ft.
You won't have to stretch or stoop to change the water at this height.This height will keep your feeders out of the reach of small children, pets, and pests that could knock down or break the feeders.To give your hummingbirds some protection from predators and give them a sense of security, locate the feeders within 10–15 feet of a tree, bush or another natural cover.
Step 5: Birds fighting over spots to feed can be prevented by hanging multiple feeders.
Male hummingbirds can be aggressive and territorial about feeding and roosting locations, so hanging more than one feeder will ensure that more birds can enjoy the nectar.There are 3-4 feeders that are out of sight.Many birds can be fed at the same time.If you want to hang one on a second-story window, try hanging it in front of the main entrance to your home.
Step 6: If you live in a tree-filled area or have a large yard, hang a J-hook feeders.
J-hook feeders only need a tree branch or pole in your yard to hang up.You can hang the J-hook top over the stable branch on a tree in your hard or over a hook on the eaves of your house.J-hook feeders come with a metal pole that you can use to hook them over.If you hang J-hook feeders on a metal pole, they can be placed anywhere you want.They are likely to leak a little since the nectar is suspended upside down.If you don't have enough branches to hang the J-hook from, you can tie a loop of ribbon or string to the branch and hang it.
Step 7: If your home has large windows, you should use a suction-cup feeder.
The large cups at the top of the hummingbird feeders can be pressed against the glass to hold the feeders in place.If you have a home with a lot of windows, suction-cup feeders are your best bet.Press the cup against the glass to hang it.The birds are kept close to your home with the added benefit of suction-cup style feeders.It's easy to see the birds in front of your windows.Birds may collide with the window from time to time because the feeders hang on it.Place a cutout of a bird in the window.
Step 8: You can use a saucer-style feeders to attract birds.
Saucer feeders hang suspended in the air so that up to 6 birds can feed at the same time.A string is attached to the center of the saucer feeders.In some cases, a plastic or metal piece with a loop on the end extends upward from the middle of the saucer.The loop over the branch is made of plastic or metal.If there are no branches nearby, you can hang it over the metal hook.If the bottom is flat you can remove the hanging apparatus and set the feeders on a flat surface.You can put the feeders on the ground in a garden or on a deck railing.The benefit of saucer feeders is that they don't leak since the nectar is at the bottom of the saucer.Fights may break out around saucer feeders since they attract a large flock of hummingbirds.
Step 9: The hummingbird feeders should be filled with sugar and water.
Set the burner on high after pouring 4 parts of water into a saucepan on your stove.As the water warms, add 1 part of white sugar.Bring the water to a low boil, and let it boil for a few minutes to blend it with the sugar.Allow the water to cool for 30 minutes, then pour it into your feeders.The size of the carafe is dependent on the hummingbird feeders.To fill the carafe of your feeders, you must make enough nectar.You can keep it in the refrigerator if you make extra.It will only keep for a week.Commercial foods that contain red dye should not be given to hummingbirds.If you see dead bugs in your feeders, you should change it at least every few days.
Step 10: It is a good idea to clean the feeder with warm water.
The feeders get dirty quickly because of the high sugar content.To clean them, mix white vinegar and warm water.The old, dirty water should be dumped out and the solution poured in.If you want to clean out the feeder, place the lid back on it.Drop 12 to 20 grains of rice in along with the mixture if the inside of the feeder is dirty.The rice will remove stains from the carafe.bleach can be used that has beenDiluted 10:1.
Step 11: Warm water can be used to rinse the carafe.
After it is clean, rinse it out with warm water to remove any traces of the mixture.Birds will stop drinking from the feeders if there is any left inside.The birds will eat sugar water from the refill.Hang the feeders again and watch the birds drink from them.
Step 12: To keep ants away, fill the ant moat with water.
Since ants have easy access to suction-cup feeders, they are a problem for all hummingbird feeders.You can prevent ants from entering your feeders by filling them with water.The ant moat is a wide trough that goes around the feeders.When ants attempt to get to the sweet nectar, they will fall and drown.You should dispose of the ant bodies at least once a week.There are ants in most saucer and J-hook feeders.The moat wouldn't be able to wrap all the way around the feeders.Purchase a bee guard that can be attached to the feeders if you want to keep ants and wasp out.Bee guards are sold by most hardware stores.Don't put oil in the moat.The oil in the moat could harm the small birds who drink from it.If you don't take preventative steps, you'll find that your feeders are full of drowned ants and birds are no longer drinking from it.