Oct
How to Make a Hummingbird Feeder
There are many different style of hummingbird feeders available that are easy to acquire materials & piece together. One simple design can be made with a plastic 1 liter bottle, a small ¼ cup plastic container , coat hanger & an eye hook. For your basic tools you’ll need a drill, pliers, hot glue gun & a utility knife.
The first thing you’ll need to do is cut a large hole out of the top of the bottle cap by drilling many holes into the cap & cutting the remainder out. Next, glue the cap upside down inside the top of the plastic container. Make sure you leave a ¼ inch of the cap sticking out above the plastic container. Also make certain there’re a few empty spaces between the cap & the side of the container so the hummingbirds can get to the nectar.
Next simply drill a small hole into the bottom of the plastic bottle & screw the eye hook into the bottom. Make sure eye hook is screwed in tight to stop air leakage. You may need to use hot glue to strengthen the bond. Once you have the eye hook in place use string or wire to attach the hummingbird feeder where you desire.
Make the nectar solution by adding one part regular white granulated sugar to four parts water. The solution will basically closely match the concentration of sucrose in most flower nectar. One liter of nectar solution typically lasts about 7 days.
Although crude & simple, this will make an excellent inexpensive hummingbird feeder. With a little decoration it can look appeasing to the eye & be an excellent way to watch the beauty of hummingbirds.
cellspacing=”0″
For more information about hummingbird feeders be sure to check out homemade bird feeder. For information about how to keep pesky squirrels & other larger birds away from your bird feeders be sure to visit squirrel proof bird feeder.
