

By filling your feeder with this DIY delight, you can complement nectar-rich plants and watch these beautiful little birds feed and flitter all day. This hummingbird sweet treat can be made right at home with a few simple ingredients.

You can help these hardworking foragers get the nutrients they need by providing them with their favorite post-workout meal-nectar. Flapping away at up to 90 beats per second burns up calories fast to maintain their momentum, hummingbirds need to eat-a lot! To satisfy their speedy metabolisms, these busy birds consume half their body weight in bugs and nectar, feeding every 10-15 minutes and visiting 1, 000-2,000 flowers per day. Hummingbirds may be some of the smallest birds in the world, but fluttering those tiny wings can be quite a workout.
