NikkiLu

WOW - fantastic close-up pictures! My hummers have just about disappeared here in SW MO. Haven't filled my feeders in several days. The few that are here seem to be mostly resting and not eating. Just sitting on poles, etc. (where I feed my regular birds) and grooming themselves!

dsb38327

I know you miss them. You have encouraged me. I am ready to be done.

grannie-k

I love your pictures. I only have a few that come back every year. Would love to have so many.

JACRN

Ijust had 2 out here dive bombing each other, wasting energy when they both could have been eating. So silly'

tlrnhi

I just love the pictures.
I need to take mine down, clean and refill them.
I have bees all over them too!
Going to try the "trick" of wiping olive oil around the openings. The feeders do have the bee thingy to not let the bees in, but these bees are smart!

jljack

We have feeders, but the ants keep getting to them, even when we hang them from the trees. I HATE ants!!!

sistahdebbra

love your photos - I have one feeder in my front yard and I sit at my sewing machine and watch them and nothing gets done. Need to keep my camera near me. Think I'll buy a few more for the front and some for the back of the house. And thanks for all the advice on cleaning. So far, I don't have an ant problem but if they come, I'll know what to do!!

sistahdebbra

Why do you boil the sugar? I was feeding them the red nectar but my neighbor said give them plain sugar water. She didn't say anything about cooking it. I just mix the water and sugar. Tell me what to do????

Feather3

There's 2 reasons to boil the water. 1.) so the sugar will dissolve & 2.) to kill bacteria. There's no need to add food coloring. It's best not to. The ratio is 4 to 1. 4 parts water 1 part sugar. It can be kept in the frig for a few weeks before spoiling.

sistahdebbra

Thank you very much, will do on the next batch