Butterfly feeding solution
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One part sugar to nine parts water in a jar with a sponge wick, hung for butterflies.
Ingredients
- 1 part sugar
- nine parts water
- Mason jar non-dyed sea sponge, twine, hammer, nail, decorations
Equipment
- mason jars
Directions
- Use a hammer and nail to make a small hole in the jar lid, just big enough for the sponge.
- Trim the sponge to fit snugly and use tweezers to pull it halfway through the hole (soaking it helps).
- Boil 1 part sugar with nine parts water until the sugar dissolves, then let cool.
- Decorate the jar with bright tape, stickers or flower patterns.
- Tie a loop of twine around the neck, plus two more loops so it hangs upside down.
- Fill with the cooled solution, check the sponge doesn’t drip, and hang upside down in a sunny spot.
Notes
Safety: use plain white sugar only (no honey, dye or sweeteners) and a non-dyed sponge; change the solution and rinse the sponge every few days, more often in heat, so it doesn’t ferment or mold. Hang out of reach of pets.