Garden Feeders For Your Garden Hummingbird
You’ve planted a beautiful garden full of colorful nectar bearing blossoms for your Garden Hummingbird. The rich red and orange colors attract them and they are a true delight to watch. Now that your garden is planted, you may want to continue to grow your garden by adding some wonderful elements.
A garden feeder is a sure way to keep your Garden Hummingbird coming back day after day or to attract more hummers. In their quest for nectar, they will visit 1000 flowers per day and they usually feed between six and eight times in an hour, but each feeding usually last less then 30 seconds in length. More than one garden feeder is recommended. Different species will feed at different heights and if you have more than one garden hummingbird, then more than one feeder will discourage any aggression. Placing your garden feeder in a shady spot is also helpful, so the nectar, (sugar solution) will last longer. Garden feeders come in a variety of sizes and colors although you will find red feeders are popular. They can be hung from your home or on a garden pole. The garden pole offers greater opportunity for height arrangement. To make it easier to view your garden hummingbird, you may want to consider placing your feeder near a window. Garden feeders that come with a built in ant mote are also very desirable and this can be an added benefit. One problem that can arise from the addition of a garden feeder is ants. Having the built in ant mote will deter this problem. Some feeders are very ornamental and others are very basic. They will all work, but the garden feeders that most closely resemble the flora will no doubt draw attention to your garden hummingbird. In other words, They want something as close to the original experience as possible, and it needs to be easy for the hummingbird to extract the nectar from the feeder, Ease of use and beauty are what make good hummingbird feeders There is some care involved with having a garden feeder but it is very minor. It is important to clean your feeder every week and more often in warm weather. Garden feeders can be found in any nursery, home improvement store or can be purchased on the Internet. You can also purchase commercial nectar or make your own. A basic recipe is 1 part sugar to 4 parts boiled water. Do not add any food coloring, as this is harmful to the hummingbird.
A garden feeder can be a nice addition to your garden.
So happy designing and remember it’s your hummingbird garden, so have fun growing it….
August 27 2008 09:22 pm | garden feeders