watermelonpunch
Well-known member
Hi,
Where I work we have a hummingbird feeder that has lots of activity, so I decided to put one up at home, because I see them at a distance lots since we moved here 3 years ago. They hang out at my pink honeysuckle vine, and at the apple tree blossoms when those bloom, and at the invasive honeysuckle infestation at the edge of our back yard when that blooms profusely.
So I started with your standard hummingbird feeder type thing and I think I heard the fluttering once, but no sign they were drinking there. Never saw it.
Plus it was kind of rickety and leaky. So I got a hummzinger mini because it does get quite windy here at times, and I read that the hummzinger is good for spots that get windy sometimes.
So I heard one since then and caught a glimpse of it flying by... but not at the feeder.
I've tried 4-1 sugar-water mix I made myself. I tried uncooked, then I made some cooked. And I also tried the store bought Cornell hummingbird & oriole stuff.
Been over 2 weeks and I'm not seeing any at the feeder.
Is this not long enough to have attracted them?
I heard they come within a day usually. ?
My mother's had hummingbird feeders for years & years. She told me I need some red stuff in the vicinity. So at the same time I hung a feeder, I'd bought a store-bought red petunia plant, and it's hanging in a hanging basket nearby. It's really red. And the feeder itself is red on top.
Anyone have any tips? Any pitfalls I might be in?
Thanks!
Where I work we have a hummingbird feeder that has lots of activity, so I decided to put one up at home, because I see them at a distance lots since we moved here 3 years ago. They hang out at my pink honeysuckle vine, and at the apple tree blossoms when those bloom, and at the invasive honeysuckle infestation at the edge of our back yard when that blooms profusely.
So I started with your standard hummingbird feeder type thing and I think I heard the fluttering once, but no sign they were drinking there. Never saw it.
Plus it was kind of rickety and leaky. So I got a hummzinger mini because it does get quite windy here at times, and I read that the hummzinger is good for spots that get windy sometimes.
So I heard one since then and caught a glimpse of it flying by... but not at the feeder.
I've tried 4-1 sugar-water mix I made myself. I tried uncooked, then I made some cooked. And I also tried the store bought Cornell hummingbird & oriole stuff.
Been over 2 weeks and I'm not seeing any at the feeder.
Is this not long enough to have attracted them?
I heard they come within a day usually. ?
My mother's had hummingbird feeders for years & years. She told me I need some red stuff in the vicinity. So at the same time I hung a feeder, I'd bought a store-bought red petunia plant, and it's hanging in a hanging basket nearby. It's really red. And the feeder itself is red on top.
Anyone have any tips? Any pitfalls I might be in?
Thanks!