Hummingbird Nectar Recipe

 I saw a hummingbird this week! That means it is time to clean up the hummingbird feeders and make some nectar.

Every year I forget the recipe and have to look it up online.

Here is the recipe, in case I am not the only one who forgets.

Hummingbird Nectar Recipe

1 part sugar

4 parts water

Heat all the water or part of the water (enough for the sugar to be dissolved in).

Add the sugar and stir until dissolved.

Let the sugar water cool down to room temperature before filling hummingbird feeders. If you have only heated part of the water now is when you add the rest of the water to the concentrated sugar water.

It is important to use pure white sugar for the hummingbird nectar. Hummingbirds can't have the molasses that is in less refined sugars, like Sugar In The Raw or Zulka.

For more information about feeding hummingbirds you can visit this article on Birds and Blooms website.

Happy bird watching!