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Sugar syrup we feed to hummers is a imitation of nectar they would otherwise gather from flowers, which by the way invest their resources into it to attract pollinators.
Nectar is fuel for insects and hummers which keeps their engines running. To get other nutrients (proteins, fat, vitamines ...) they have to add insects, pollen and other plant material to their diet. Nothing we have to worry about, they take care of that by themselves.
The only thing we have to worry about is to keep the feeders clean and the sugar syrup from fermenting. And we should stick to the commonly used sugar concentration, since less sugar wouldn't provide enough energy to burn and to much sugar may cause other problems.
Junk food is more a problem for domestic animals, us included......
Ulli
David&Jane Schlosberg <dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: Hi. I have a hummer question. I guess this has been discussed "ad nauseum", but I'd appreciate it very much if someone would enlighten me. Should we worry about feeding these birds "junk food"? The easy sugar syrup, especially when fed all through the summer, could be a bit of an addiction for them, no?
Jane Schlosberg
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Sugar syrup we feed to hummers is a imitation of nectar they would otherwise gather from flowers, which by the way invest their resources into it to attract pollinators. <br>Nectar is fuel for insects and hummers which keeps their engines running. To get other nutrients (proteins, fat, vitamines ...) they have to add insects, pollen and other plant material to their diet. Nothing we have to worry about, they take care of that by themselves.<br>The only thing we have to worry about is to keep the feeders clean and the sugar syrup from fermenting. And we should stick to the commonly used sugar concentration, since less sugar wouldn't provide enough energy to burn and to much sugar may cause other problems.<br>Junk food is more a problem for domestic animals, us included......<br><br>Ulli<br><br><b><i>David&Jane Schlosberg <dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255);
margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16481" name="GENERATOR"> <div><span class="046155319-29062007"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Hi. I have a hummer question. I guess this has been discussed "ad nauseum", but I'd appreciate it very much if someone would enlighten me. Should we worry about feeding these birds "junk food"? The easy sugar syrup, especially when fed all through the summer, could be a bit of an addiction for them, no?</font></span></div> <div><span class="046155319-29062007"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Jane Schlosberg</font></span></div></blockquote><br><p> 
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