tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1314939667557472409.post7683493141596465929..comments2023-04-26T07:54:43.944-05:00Comments on Breathe in the Air: Hummingbirds Are Almost Here!Air Qualityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07910334974712054627noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1314939667557472409.post-17414210551394741272010-05-06T17:37:43.726-05:002010-05-06T17:37:43.726-05:00I would like to make a few suggestions concerning ...I would like to make a few suggestions concerning hummingbird feeder maintenance. It is my hope that people will find them to be quite useful and informative.<br /><br />If you choose to make your own homemade nectar solution, I would suggest that you bring this solution to a boil for 1 1/2 to two minutes. This will ensure that the sugar is completely dissolved. Then let the nectar solution cool down before filling your feeders. You now have a mixture much more similar to that of the flower nectar. <br /><br />Nectar solutions should be changed frequently, every three days or so, because hot weather can cause rapid bacterial growth. This will cause the nectar solution to spoil and then harm the hummingbirds if they were to feed on it.<br /><br />It is not necessary to add food coloring, especially if the feeder has a red blossom at the feeding point. <br /> <br />Although there is a great deal of debate on this issuer, red food coloring is thought to be unhealthy for hummingbirds. Why risk harming the hummingbirds when the red food coloring isn't absolutely necessary to attract the hummingbirds? <br /><br />Honey should not be used to feed hummingbirds because it attracts bees and favors the growth of a black fungus that causes a fatal liver and tongue disease in hummingbirds.<br /><br />If you wish to discover much more valuable information, please click on the lick below. You will be glad you did!<br /><br /><a href="http://hummingbirdsformom.com/amazinghummingbird" rel="nofollow">Click Here To Check Out The Discover The Amazing Humming Bird Audio CD</a>Zoe Ann Hindshttp://www.hummingbirdsformom.comnoreply@blogger.com