Stocking up on Sugar already..........

[Knife Lady]

Yep it is getting closer for the hummingbirds to return. I surely have missed them. I only have around 5 -6 on a regular basis each year. I put out 3 feeders and they use all 3 and even seem to find time to fight over them. I have been stocking up on my sugar for them. I think I saw them last year around the end of April or the first of May.

 

[ghitch75]

i have 10 pounds in the cupboard ready for them to show up!!!!

 

[Tyler-The-Piker]

our perennial Sedums and our Cannas both attract the hummingbirds like crazy

 

[ghitch75]

anyone seen any yet?...

 

[bkflyer]

What's a good recipe?

 

[ghitch75]

1 cup of sugar to 1 quart of water....

 

[bkflyer]

Thanks

 

[ghitch75]

use hot water then let it cool....

 

[findingZzero]

I just put out my bird bath and bird feeder. I think we see HB's end of April, beginning of May. It's getting warmer sooner. The weeds know it. They're popping up together instead of in sequence. I got veggies in pots on my patio.No mosquitos yet.

 

[mom45]

I use the same recipe for the HB food. I dissolve the sugar in the water and heat it just to the boiling point to kill any bacteria in the water/sugar. The recipe says not to boil it but I have at times caught it after it hit that point and it seems to be okay. Let it cool and then fill feeders. I store any extra in the refrigerator and let warm up to room temp before filling the feeders.

I use the same food for my orioles and put the feeders out yesterday. The oriole feeders have bigger holes but both birds use them. Orioles usually come shortly before the hummingbirds so I'm just waiting now.

 

[ghitch75]

got the first one that showed up this mornin'......1 feeder out and feeding!!!!!.....there back!!!!!

 

[mom45]

I'm thinking at least another week here but I have two feeders out just in case.

 

[RAMBOCAT]

If you haven't seen them; check out all the hummingbird chick vids on "YOU TUBE".

 

[halfmileharry]

They've been hitting the feeders for close to a week now. I have them in front of the house and some in the wooden fenced in back area. All of them are in the back protected area. I don't know why. Last year they pretty much hung out in the front of the house around the flowers.

 

[Knife Lady]

They are back now. I just saw 2 males fighting over the feeder. It is good to see them back. I put the feeder out early this week. I use I cup sugar to 4 cups boiled water. Let cool them pour in feeders. I hope I have more to come.