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Message: <blockquote data-quote="humminbird" data-source="post: 1571347" data-attributes="member: 14492">Not at all.  Natural nectar is nothing but sugar and water.  I would urge you to read the lable of the product you are using - you will find at least one, if not several words ending in "ose" - sugar.Let me be clear:1) I would NEVER encourage or support the use of any coloring of any kind in hummingbird syrup - there is no need for it, it serves no value.2) I agree entirely, the colorings we are currently using and have used in the past have a very high probability of being dangerous for the birds.  3) I do NOT want to see a study that shows a few hundred, a few or even one bird died to demonstrate that these chemicals will cause harm.  I sincerely wish the pet food companies would remove the dye from the product (for that matter I wish they would take the product off the market), but unfortunately the dollar is the only thing that will get through to these guys and right now too many people are convinced the color is needed to attract these birdsI urge the use of the qualifier only because I have not seen anything that would convince the average store manager that there is a problem with this product.  I fear that, if challenged to "prove it" we look like the fools and strengthen the position of Perky Pet and others.</blockquote>