[Neighbors] Hummingbird feeder

[kingkb]

and they visit the autumn and cherry sages :)

On Apr 6 2025 5:47 PM, Jana Hazelbaker via Neighbors_nobhill-nm wrote:

> My suggestion is to feed hummers more naturally by planting red and 
> dark pink flowers -- red yucca, gaura, desert honeysuckle, hyssop and 
> others. My planter boxes containing these flowers were constantly 
> visited all last summer. The flowers bloom throughout the season into 
> early fall and don't get moldy or dirty or empty out like plastic 
> feeders.
> 
> Regards,
> Jana Hazelbaker
> 
> On Sun, Apr 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM Heather Gordon via Neighbors_nobhill-nm 
> <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
> 
>> The International Hummingbird Society recommends refined white sugar 
>> only, and says specifically to avoid raw sugars.
>> 
>> Feeding Hummingbirds | International Hummingbird Society [1]
>> hummingbirdsociety.org [1]
>> 
>> Supposedly this is due to the amount of iron in raw sugars.
>> 
>> The Audubon Society recommends avoiding the red dye.
>> 
>> How to Make Hummingbird Nectar [2]
>> audubon.org [2]
>> 
>> So take these sources as you will, but it might be safer for the 
>> hummers to switch back to refined white sugar.
>> 
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Links:
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[1] https://www.hummingbirdsociety.org/feeding-hummingbirds
[2] https://www.audubon.org/news/how-make-hummingbird-nectar
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