I make it like the speedy way to make Jello. I boil two cups of water and dissolve one cup of sugar into it. Once all the sugar is dissolved I remove it from the burner and add two cups of crushed or cubed ice and water. Buy the time the ice melts it is ready and cool enough to put in the feeders and hang outside. No waiting for anything to cool.
@@duggiehere7500 No Kidding, duggie. Read what I do again, I do not dilute the 1 to 4 ratio, but when I am done I can fill the plastic feeders without any need to wait for it to cool. You can boil half the water and dissolve all the sugar in it. Once dissolved the water can be cooled to room temp with ice water for immediate use
@@duggiehere7500 My procedure is more time efficient because I can fill my plastic feeders without waiting for the boiling hot sugar water to cool. You tend to waste all that time it takes for four cups of boiling hot water to be cool enough to use. The birds at my house are drinking from their feeders while yours are still waiting for the water to cool.. How is that "efficient"?
@@duggiehere7500 Filtered water does not dissolve the sugar any better or faster than tap water will maybe if you have an extra half hour to stir it, it will eventually dissolve... Not a very efficient use of your time though, duggie.
@@duggiehere7500 With my procedure the water boils in two minutes, the sugar dissolves in about 30 seconds cools to room temp in another 30 seconds with the crushed ice and ice water..Another 30 seconds to fill the feeder and hang it outside. So the birds at my house are happily flitting about and sipping away while you are still stirring trying to dissolve sugar in room temp water. You really are not very efficient are you, Duggie?
Thank you for advocating for our hummingbirds and showing how to correctly mix and feed hummingbirds. I too try my best to educate others on proper feeding and cleaning❤❤ It's what my channel is about
there is a lot easier way to do this. 1 cup sugar + 4 cup water (i use filtered) in a 1.4l bottle (i use the large kombucha bottles), mix by shaking, use when clear (1-2min). refrigerate rest for later. no waste of energy, time, and not a lot of dishes to wash. i am lazy🙂
The International Hummingbird Society says you don’t have to boil the sugar and water unless you’re going to store it in the refrigerator. I always make mine fresh I never store it in the refrigerator. Just want to put that out there you can look it up on their website.
Thanks for watching and for sharing. I think that’s great especially if you’re making it fresh and you’re not having to refrigerate it. I refrigerate mine because I’ve got a ton of feeders and I make large batches and so for me it is easier to refrigerate it even though I don’t refrigerate it for very long because I do like to keep it fresh. Stay tuned. I’ve got some more videos coming soon. Again thanks for watching and for sharing - PS- we love love love the international hummingbird Society!!!
This is a great question. It sent me down a research rabbit hole because I had never heard of it ( that’s a good thing). lol. We personally would not use it. I consider myself an avid researcher and in this case simple and clean is better for these beautiful birds. There aren’t enough papers out there to justify for me that copper sulfate…is within the natural range of copper found in hummingbirds’ diet. Ex. I don’t trust things that preserve my food for one to two weeks to prevent the natural molding process. That’s not how nature works. Thanks for the great question. It keeps us on our toes.
I make it like the speedy way to make Jello.
I boil two cups of water and dissolve one cup of sugar into it.
Once all the sugar is dissolved I remove it from the burner and add two cups of crushed or cubed ice and water. Buy the time the ice melts it is ready and cool enough to put in the feeders and hang outside. No waiting for anything to cool.
Nice! That’s cool particularly if the feeder has run low and you need it quickly.
@@duggiehere7500 No Kidding, duggie. Read what I do again, I do not dilute the 1 to 4 ratio, but when I am done I can fill the plastic feeders without any need to wait for it to cool. You can boil half the water and dissolve all the sugar in it. Once dissolved the water can be cooled to room temp with ice water for immediate use
@@duggiehere7500 My procedure is more time efficient because I can fill my plastic feeders without waiting for the boiling hot sugar water to cool.
You tend to waste all that time it takes for four cups of boiling hot water to be cool enough to use.
The birds at my house are drinking from their feeders while yours are still waiting for the water to cool..
How is that "efficient"?
@@duggiehere7500 Filtered water does not dissolve the sugar any better or faster than tap water will maybe if you have an extra half hour to stir it, it will eventually dissolve... Not a very efficient use of your time though, duggie.
@@duggiehere7500 With my procedure the water boils in two minutes, the sugar dissolves in about 30 seconds cools to room temp in another 30 seconds with the crushed ice and ice water..Another 30 seconds to fill the feeder and hang it outside.
So the birds at my house are happily flitting about and sipping away while you are still stirring trying to dissolve sugar in room temp water. You really are not very efficient are you, Duggie?
Thank you for advocating for our hummingbirds and showing how to correctly mix and feed hummingbirds. I too try my best to educate others on proper feeding and cleaning❤❤ It's what my channel is about
What beautiful red throat hummingbirds!!!!
They are beautiful!
Very nice video, thank you for sharing it.
Glad you enjoyed it
there is a lot easier way to do this. 1 cup sugar + 4 cup water (i use filtered) in a 1.4l bottle (i use the large kombucha bottles), mix by shaking, use when clear (1-2min). refrigerate rest for later. no waste of energy, time, and not a lot of dishes to wash. i am lazy🙂
Thanks for sharing- thanks for watching. We love it when folks share their ideas and comments. I’ve got some more hummingbird videos coming soon.
You nailed it! I use the same process end to end!
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The International Hummingbird Society says you don’t have to boil the sugar and water unless you’re going to store it in the refrigerator. I always make mine fresh I never store it in the refrigerator. Just want to put that out there you can look it up on their website.
Thanks for watching and for sharing. I think that’s great especially if you’re making it fresh and you’re not having to refrigerate it. I refrigerate mine because I’ve got a ton of feeders and I make large batches and so for me it is easier to refrigerate it even though I don’t refrigerate it for very long because I do like to keep it fresh. Stay tuned. I’ve got some more videos coming soon. Again thanks for watching and for sharing - PS- we love love love the international hummingbird Society!!!
Good video! Hey can you link to where we can find that hummingbird feeder?
You bet…It’s in the description now. 😁
I had a praying mantis on top of my hummingbird feeder didn’t think anything about it and it grabbed one and hit the ground
☹️☹️☹️☹️ to be honest I’ve never thought about it. So the mantis grabbed the bird and the bird hit the ground!??? Wowwwww awwwww
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This is a great question. It sent me down a research rabbit hole because I had never heard of it ( that’s a good thing). lol. We personally would not use it. I consider myself an avid researcher and in this case simple and clean is better for these beautiful birds. There aren’t enough papers out there to justify for me that copper sulfate…is within the natural range of copper found in hummingbirds’ diet. Ex. I don’t trust things that preserve my food for one to two weeks to prevent the natural molding process. That’s not how nature works. Thanks for the great question. It keeps us on our toes.