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How to make homemade hummingbird food?

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Attract hummingbirds to your garden with homemade hummingbird food made from a simple sugar and water recipe. Add a moat to your feeder to deter ants. read more

Making Homemade Hummingbird Nectar: The Hummingbird Food Recipe is actually a "Hummingbird Food Formula" or a "sugar and water ratio: 4:1 ratio, that is, 4 cups of water to 1 cup sugar or make more or less volume if so desired. read more

To make hummingbird food, called “nectar,” start by mixing 1 part white, granulated sugar with 4 parts warm water, stirring until the sugar is completely dissolved. Then boil the sugar water for 1-2 minutes to slow down bacterial growth and get rid of any extra chlorine in your water, which can harm hummingbirds. read more

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