Hummingbird Nectar recipe?

I know you have already gotten great answers so I am here to ask you a question ..... Do you have any pictures of these beautiful birds?

my neighbors used to have hummingbird feeders-they mixed honey with a bit of apple juice,they said the birds liked it.

The mix that my aunt used was really simple. It consisted of a cup of sugar, a few drops of the red food coloring, and water enough to fill the feeder. Sometimes she would add honey, but I don't think the hummingbirds liked it as well.

I was told by an elderly lady from town that the red nector you buy isn't all that great for hummingbirds and she told me whatever you do do not use food color because the eggs won't hatch. I don't know how much this old girl knows but I have been at her place many times and she has enough hummingbirds to keep three feeders busy all the time, it's something to see and all she does is mix sugar and water and the hummingbirds love it. I'd just like to know how do you get the hummingbirds in the first place. I'm having bad luck with that and I think it's due to the fact I don't have trees ???

my dear friend keeps hummingbird feeders about her patio and there are so many hummingbirds coming and going I doubt we could count them, she never puts red coloring in her feeders just uses the basic sugar and water recipe. She has 4 feeders currently, and they all have perches on them - it is interesting because of the perches the birds will actually set to take the "nectar" one day her granddaughter was out on the patio and a hummingbird came into her hand. such a thrill.

The mix I have made is one cup sugar to two cups of water. It is half of sugar to water. You are correct you do not need the food coloring, but it is the brightly colored floweres that attract the humming birds to them in the first place. I have a green whirly gig hanging in my yard and the humming birds like that. So I think it is any bright color. Good luck.

You probably already have the recipe as I did not check to see if someone already answere you but here it is. I think this is right. Two cups of water, heat until boiling, then add 2 tablespoons of sugar and let sugar cook into the water. Cool to room temperature and then fill your feeder. We have been doing this for years and we always get hummingbirds eating at our feeder.

Hummingbird Nectar Recipe Directions for making safe hummingbird food: 1. Mix 1 part sugar with 4 parts water and bring to a boil to kill any bacteria or mold present. 2. Cool and fill feeder. 3. Extra sugar water may be stored in a refrigerator. 4. Red dye should not be added. All about Hummingbirds Including hummingbird-attracting plants, zoom pictures of a hummingbird garden, colorful pictures of tropical hummingbirds, and much more! This is where i found it hun.... - http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/MigratoryBirds/WebCam/hummingbird_nectar_recipe.cfm

I have no idea what it is...but it sounds great!

I just boil water and put lots of sugar in it. No need for food coloring. It is put in a red feeder. Hummingbirds can only see Red (what what I have read) So that is why they put it in a red feeder. Good luck. I love my little birds.