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Maintaining
and Cleaning Your Hummingbird Feeder
By Michael Baughman
It is important for the health of your Hummingbirds
to keep your feeder clean and the Humming bird nectar fresh . Mold and bacteria growth in the
nectar, as well as fermentation caused by yeasts can be harmful to your
Hummingbirds. To prevent this harmful contamination it will be necessary to
change the nectar often and to clean the feeder each time you change the nectar.
If the nectar is kept fresh, simply washing the feeder out with hot water should
be enough.
If the nectar becomes milky or has
black spots growing in it, this is a sure sign that the nectar is contaminated
and will have to be changed more often. Also, once the nectar has become
contaminated in this fashion, you will have to use a mild bleach solution to
sterilize the feeder. You can add 1 /4 cup of bleach to 1 gallon of water and
soak your feeder for an hour or so. Use a bottle brush to clean the feeder and
rinse thoroughly with running water to remove all traces of the bleach so as to
not harm the Hummingbirds. Cleaning the Humming bird feeder once a month with this bleach
solution will help maintain the cleanliness of your feeder.
How often to change the Humming bird nectar will
be determined by the outside temperature. The hotter the temperature the more
often it will have to be changed. As a general guide, if the temperatures are
cooler you can get by changing the Humming bird nectar once a week. If the temperatures are
in the 70s change every 5 or 6 days, if in the 80s change every 3 or 4 days, if
in the 90's change every 1 or 2 days.
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