Yes -- 1/4 cup white sugar to one cup of water (I use filtered). Food color is absolutely not needed.
On Sun, Apr 10, 2022 at 5:32 PM Annamaria San Antonio < [email protected]> wrote: > Yes, hummingbirds will soon be here. > > A friend posted a cautionary piece of advice that I will pass along for > those who use a sweetened solution to attract hummingbirds. Do not use > honey or any sticky sweetener as apparently the stickiness can cause them > to be unable to retract their tongue which is necessary for them to feed > and hydrate. If that happens, they will die. Sugar only is what I hear. > > *~Jai * > > > On Sun, Apr 10, 2022 at 5:13 PM Sasha Golden <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Looks like it's time to put out the feeders! There've been sightings in >> Clinton, Sterling, and Rockport! >> >> >> https://www.hummingbirdcentral.com/hummingbird-migration-spring-2022-map.htm >> >> -- >> Sasha Golden >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> -- Sasha Golden
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