The Best Homemade Hummingbird Food
Attract beautiful hummingbirds to your backyard or garden with this simple homemade hummingbird food recipe!
Servings: 4 cups
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 cups very hot tap water
- 1 cup white granulated sugar
Instructions
- Boil your water on the stove for 1 minute.
- Remove the water from the stove and stir in the sugar. Stir until the sugar dissolves.
- Allow the mixture to come to room temperature.
- Fill your humming bird feeder as directed on individual instructions.
- Store leftover sugar water in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Notes
- If there are noticeable signs of mold on your sugar water before 2 weeks, discard and make a fresh batch.
- Please do NOT use red dye. Red dye is harmful to hummingbirds. Use a red feeder to attract them instead of dyeing their food.
- Don't use raw or natural sugars—they contain too much iron that can hurt hummingbirds.
- Do not use honey or corn syrup.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 of 4 cups | Calories: 193kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Fat: 0.2g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 1mg | Sugar: 50g | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 0.03mg
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