hey, use a "china marker" or grease pencil from office stores to mark the feeder the 3rd day to clean, then you can wipe off the day and remark the day for cleaning. Been feeding for 25 years. I soak the feeders in a 5 gallon bucket with just a little bleach. It is very hard to rinse even with the little bleach, I then rinse very good and then I soak them in another 5gal bucket with fresh water over night....and then I rinse again very good... please, a lil bleach goes a long way...
The yellow-flowered plant is Tree Tobacco - not native to North America, but hummingbirds do like it. White sugar (sucrose) is recommended for feeders because it's found in natural flower nectar, but nectar also contains mineral salts that distilled water doesn't. If your tap water is bad, it's better to use bottled drinking water that hasn't had all the minerals removed. This is especially important during the breeding season, when females need calcium and phosphorus to make eggshells.
We have a California Fuscia Hummingbird trumpet plant out the garden window that the birds and butterflies love. We've had some red headed finch songbirds and some wild parrots recently. The Chery blossoms are in bloom too.
hey, use a "china marker" or grease pencil from office stores to mark the feeder the 3rd day to clean, then you can wipe off the day and remark the day for cleaning. Been feeding for 25 years. I soak the feeders in a 5 gallon bucket with just a little bleach. It is very hard to rinse even with the little bleach, I then rinse very good and then I soak them in another 5gal bucket with fresh water over night....and then I rinse again very good... please, a lil bleach goes a long way...
catbirdfeeder 7 months ago
You should have marked that after bleaching the feeder the container has to be well rinsed and dryed completely before refilling with nectar.
2430627 2 years ago
The yellow-flowered plant is Tree Tobacco - not native to North America, but hummingbirds do like it. White sugar (sucrose) is recommended for feeders because it's found in natural flower nectar, but nectar also contains mineral salts that distilled water doesn't. If your tap water is bad, it's better to use bottled drinking water that hasn't had all the minerals removed. This is especially important during the breeding season, when females need calcium and phosphorus to make eggshells.
sabobird 4 years ago
We have a California Fuscia Hummingbird trumpet plant out the garden window that the birds and butterflies love. We've had some red headed finch songbirds and some wild parrots recently. The Chery blossoms are in bloom too.
Kaszely 4 years ago