{"product_id":"mini-hummingbird-feeder","title":"Mini Hummingbird Feeder — Leak-Proof Hanging Bottle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFree worldwide shipping · Free 30-day returns, we pay return postage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe thing nobody tells you about hummingbird feeders is that the big ones are a mistake. Sugar water ferments — in warm weather it starts turning within two or three days, and fermented nectar and the black mould that follows it are genuinely dangerous to a bird whose whole body weighs less than a five-pence piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA large reservoir just means more nectar going off before it gets drunk. A small feeder you empty and refill every couple of days is safer, cheaper to run, and keeps hummingbirds coming back because what is in it is always fresh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eIt comes apart, which is the whole point\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery part separates for cleaning. That matters more here than on any seed feeder: nectar residue gets into threads and corners, and a feeder you can only rinse from the outside grows mould where you cannot see it. This one you can take fully apart, scrub and dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNo detergent. Hot water and a bottle brush, and rinse thoroughly — soap residue in nectar puts birds off entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSmall enough to hang anywhere\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eClear plastic and light, on a hanging wire, so it goes on a balcony rail, a window bracket, a shepherd's crook or a branch without any of them needing to take weight. Hang two or three in different spots rather than one big one — hummingbirds are fiercely territorial and a single feeder usually ends up guarded by one bird who chases everything else off.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat to fill it with\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFour parts water to one part plain white sugar, stirred until dissolved. Nothing else. No red dye — the colour on the feeder is what attracts them and dye has no benefit. No honey, no brown sugar, no sweetener; honey ferments dangerously fast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Clear plastic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesign:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hanging bottle with wire, fully removable for cleaning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Transparent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Outdoor — garden, balcony, yard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eQuestions people ask\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow often do I change the nectar?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nEvery two days above 26°C, every three to four in mild weather. If it looks cloudy, it has already turned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is nothing visiting it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nGive it a few weeks, and put it near flowers — hummingbirds find feeders by investigating colour near a known nectar source. Somewhere with a perch nearby helps too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo wasps and ants get in?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThey try. An ant moat above the feeder stops ants; for wasps, keep the outside wiped clean of spilled syrup, which is what draws them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen should I put it out and take it in?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nOut a couple of weeks before hummingbirds are due in your area, and leave it up a few weeks after you see the last one — late migrants rely on stragglers' feeders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMore from BIRDLOVER\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSee all \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bird-feeders\"\u003ebird feeders\u003c\/a\u003e, our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hanging-bird-feeders\"\u003ehanging bird feeders\u003c\/a\u003e, or find a present in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bird-lover-gifts\"\u003ebird lover gifts\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BIRDLOVER","offers":[{"title":"transparent","offer_id":49121532772452,"sku":"14:29#transparent","price":11.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0769\/3624\/9444\/files\/Saa82078640bc4542853ba5b0d40e0f8bb.webp?v=1788202376","url":"https:\/\/birdlover.store\/products\/mini-hummingbird-feeder","provider":"BIRDLOVER","version":"1.0","type":"link"}