Hummingbird Food

by Kemp Darby Even if you live in the middle of a town or a city, you can attract hummingbirds to your garden. Some simple steps and adjustments in your garden will make it more hummingbird friendly and you will be rewarded with their arrival year after year alongwith their young ones. Setting up hummingbird feeders is a great way to attract them. The feeders should be filled with artificial sugar water solution made at home. Some red flowers can be hanged on a basket or planted near the feeders. This will make it easier for the birds to find the feeders, as they ... Read Full Story

Making it easier to find the perfect bird feeder for your needs The staff at http://www.rachelsrobin.com/ have been working with usability consultants and web conversion consultants to help our customers find products easier on our website. There are a number of upgrades that we'd like to bring to your attention that will help our loyal customers and hopefully add a few new customers. We need your feedback, so please feel free to comment to this blog post. You may notice in the lower right hand side of the screen, we are now sharing all of the tips that we have recieved throughout the years ... Read Full Story

I can't wait for the Hummingbirds to come back, so I can watch them again from my kitchen window. They are such beautiful creatures! My love for hummingbirds came from my Grandmother who came from England and who absolutely adored Hummingbirds! She watched them daily when they were here, and until the day she died. She refused to go into a nursing home for two very strong reasons, one was her lovely garden and the other was her Hummingbirds. She loved her garden, and when she got too old to care for it anymore, she could still see the beauty of what she had ... Read Full Story

I love to feed hummingbirds and it has been a real struggle here in Florida to do so. They come around when they are migrating, but they usually head further north for the summer. I have been here 4 summers now and finally got 1 hummer last year that would visit my feeder daily. I had tons of them in Georgia. Couldn’t keep the feeder full. Hummers are such beautiful creatures and to watch them fly and feed it just a miracle. I can sit close to them and it doesn’t bother them at all. I’ve taken incredible videos of them when we lived ... Read Full Story

Attracting Wild Birds No need to buy the powdered Hummingbird Nectar mix from the store for this rewarding hobby. Instead, make your with this simple hummingbird nectar recipe . You only need water and white sugar – super simple and easy to make. Use the following proportion: 1 part regular white sugar to 4 parts water. Example: 1 cup sugar, 4 cups water 1. Boil the water. 2. Add sugar and stir until dissolved. 3. Let cool. 4. Refrigerate in a designated hummingbird feeder pitcher. Using a microwave works too. Put the water in a microwave ... Read Full Story