Another use of the birdbath warmer: I wire one underneath the flat bottom
of the red part of my 1 quart hummingbird feeder which is hung near enough
to the house all year round to have access to electricity. It works great
and then I just remove the wires and heater during warmer times. Bob
O'Brien Portland
P. S. Perhaps this has been mentioned before but if a hummingbird feeder
starts freezing it's pure water that freezes and the remaining liquid
becomes more and more concentrated in sugar. There is a potential if
there's just a little bit of liquid left that the solution would be
damaging to hummingbirds.
On Tuesday, December 28, 2021, <
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Hi all -; For those wondering about sugar concentration, it might be
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"The normal mixture… is ¼ cup of sugar per cup of water. [But] During
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cold, rainy, or foggy conditions when fresh water is plentiful but birds
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need more energy, it's fine to make the mixture ⅓ cup of sugar per cup of
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water. Concentrations of sugars in natural nectars vary within about that
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range."
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https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/feeding-hummingbirds/
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The key to increasing the sugar is to be sure fresh drinking water is also
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available. We put out a heated birdbath during freezing weather for just
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that reason. All the birds (not just hummers) appreciate it. 😊
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Doug Simonsen
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