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Index of Subjects Hi Pat; As per what Randy said in his reply we mix ours at 4 parts water to 1 part sugar in the summer. The 3 to 1 ratio is good to start them going in the spring as with shorter days and colder nights they use more energy. You should also be changing the food every three or four days in hotter weather as it can start to spoil and mold will grow inside the feeders. Its also a good practice to clean the feeders well by taking them apart and scrubbing them down with hot water. We have several feeders up and there are times we have to fill daily, but lately they have been lasting a little longer. Think there is an abundance of natural flowers that they like around this year. Good luck with attracting them and there are times where they can be very territorial so it may not hurt to move the feeder a little further away. Bob Haimes -------------------------------------------------- From: "Pat" <patdix@ns.sympatico.ca> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 3:40 PM To: "Nature NS posting" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Subject: [NatureNS] hummingbird feeder attractors > Hi, > I would appreciate any suggestions to get hummingbird(s) to actually > feed at my feeder. It is hanging on my eaves part of the house roof, 3 > to 1 solution of well water and common sugar, boiled and cooled, in a > red-bottomed with yellow 'eyes' pretend flowers around the bottom with > little bird perches in front of the feeder holes. I have seen the odd > female stop briefly since April. > > I am wondering IF the fact that I have a 3-foot by 15-inch tray mounted > up the outside of the house porch at the window level where I can (a) > continually clean and add feed and (b) see the birds feeding any time I > walk by the kitchen entry, might be too close to the hummingbird > feeder? They are about 10-12 feet from each other and I do get lots of > activity of differing size birds coming and going at the feeder during > daylight hours. > > Patricia Dix > Greenwich NS > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.829 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2960 - Release Date: 06/24/10 > 03:35:00 >
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