Keyword backyard birds, bird feeding, hummingbird food, sugar water
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 5 minutesminutes
Total Time 10 minutesminutes
Servings 4cups
One part plain white sugar to four parts water, boiled and cooled. No red dye needed.
Ingredients
1partrefined white sugar (for example, 1 cup)
4partswater (for example, 4 cups)
Directions
Stir 1 part sugar into 4 parts water until the sugar dissolves. There is no need to boil it.
Leave out the red dye.
Fill the feeders and hang them outside.
Notes
Refrigerate extra for no more than one week; throw out if mold appears. Change feeders every other day and clean thoroughly each time; in hot weather clean and refill at least twice a week, in cooler weather at least once a week.Safety: plain refined white sugar only, never honey, corn syrup, raw or unprocessed sugars, or powdered sugar (often has cornstarch). Red dye is unnecessary and could harm birds.