Cleaning Hummingbird Feeder
The materials needed to make your own hummingbird feeder are clear prescription
vials with a fitted cap, a few feet of thin wire or heavy thread and transparent
tape or scotch tape. You may also need a sharp pointed metal object like an ice
pick.
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To start with this project, heat up the ice pick or whatever sharp pointed metal
you are using and make a pair of holes on each side of the prescription vial,
near the open end where the cap is placed. You have to make sure that they are
close but not too close that the holes are covered with the bottom of the cap
when it is placed on. The size of the holes should be small enough to keep the
liquid inside the container.
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Next, round up the thin wire or thread. Secure it by wrapping with the scotch
tape or transparent tape on each end of the thread or thin wire to the
prescription vial. If you want extra holding capacity, wrap a second piece of
transparent tape around the prescription vial.
Basically, that’s all you have to do in making hummingbird feeders. It depends
on you how many hummingbird feeders you want to make, but if you want to enjoy
watching more than just one hummingbird, you can make a number of these feeders
and tie them into a mobile and place them in your backyard.
To fill up your hummingbird feeder, remove the cap holding
the prescription vial on and fill it up with nectar and replace the cap.
Closed tightly, turn the prescription vial upside down as quickly as you
can. The feeder’s hole should be at the bottom, a small amount of nectar
will leak out the feeder’s holes, but as soon as the vacuum inside the
prescription vial is created, the leakage will stop.
Now we come to making the nectar for the hummingbirds. Basically there are
two choices of nectar. First is the nectar mix that is commercially
available in a granulated form. Or second, you can make your own nectar from
a sugar solution. For the purpose of information, honey is not recommended.
Research proves that too much honey is harmful to hummingbirds, since it
weakens them and may cause death to these birds.
Just where to hang the feeders? In general, it is good to hang these feeders
in any part of the garden where there is no direct exposure to sunlight and
where the wind will not be able to shake the feeder. Direct sunlight speeds
up fermentation of the nectar inside the feeder. It is recommended to hang
the hummingbird feeders near the flowers in the garden to further attract
these birds. Now, you can enjoy watching hummingbirds hovering and perching
on your own feeder.
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