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I seem to have the best luck with the flat plastic disk type with the .....

reservoir underneath. Easier to clean than the inverted bottle type. I make my own nectar; quarter cup of white sugar to one cup of warm water. No colorings or anything else added. The feeders I use have a red disk with feeding holes. I wash out and refill feeders when the reservoirs get low or I see debris in the water (dead ants, etc) which occasionally occurs. I have a plastic dome over my feeder that is out in the open to prevent dilution from rain and other birds perching on the stand arm from pooping on my hummingbird feeder. These little birds are a blast to watch.

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Posted: 08/18/2019 at 1:50PM

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For those with hummingbird feeders, a few questions? -- EDGEMAN 08/18/2019 1:33PM

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Don't use dyes (food coloring) of any sort -- Riverguy 08/18/2019 10:42PM

Make your own syrup (4/1) -- Newt 08/18/2019 7:01PM

I prefer the glass feeders, they last longer. I only put about 8 oz. in the -- 7Hokie1 08/18/2019 2:54PM

I seem to have the best luck with the flat plastic disk type with the ..... -- scoop76cs 08/18/2019 1:50PM

So something like this one? -- EDGEMAN 08/18/2019 2:16PM

That's it! ** -- scoop76cs 08/18/2019 2:45PM

Consider it ordered! ** -- EDGEMAN 08/18/2019 2:19PM

Also glad I can store extra "nectar" in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. ** -- EDGEMAN 08/18/2019 2:40PM

Nectar is easy enough to make that you don't need to store it ** -- Hokerer 08/18/2019 3:03PM

7Hokie1 does it best. 4 oz water + 1 oz sugar = 32 oz nectar -- 48zip 08/18/2019 4:06PM

Maybe it expands when you heat it? :) ** -- EDGEMAN 08/18/2019 4:15PM

We have a disk and those little critters are everywhere ** -- Bburg Native 08/18/2019 2:02PM

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No need to boil the water. It will dissolve at room temp. Unless you're -- 48zip 08/18/2019 2:16PM

That's high ambient temp, or you've invented dehydrated water.... ** -- RTFC 08/18/2019 3:18PM

"room temp" is defined as a "comfortable ambient temp" which my not be high -- 48zip 08/18/2019 3:26PM

TIC, you said, "No need to boil the water. It will dissolve at room temp." ** -- RTFC 08/18/2019 5:31PM

DItto for CLT. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 08/18/2019 1:47PM