
Let it cool to room temperature before filling the feeders. Boil for one minute and then remove from heat.


Just two ingredients: 2 cups of clean water and 1/2 cup of sugar. Food coloring can actually be harmful, and the red color of the feeder is all you need to attract a hummer. Remember: you don’t need food coloring in the nectar. Here is an easy recipe to make nectar for a feeder you can buy in the store. Look for flowers that are brightly colored and tubular such as cardinal flower, native honeysuckle, bee balm, and salvias. While it is easiest to hang a feeder, hummingbirds are also valuable pollinators to nectar-producing flowers. You can welcome hummingbirds to your home by hanging nectar feeders and by planting native wildflowers that hummingbirds gather nectar from. A few species of hummingbirds that spend summers in the western half of North America, have been documented over-wintering here in North Carolina.There are over 330 species of hummingbirds! All are in North, Central, and South America.Hummingbirds can fly over 1200 miles without stopping.Hummingbirds breathe about 250 times each minute.How many times can you flap your arms in a second? Hummingbirds beat their wings about 70 times each second.She will lay 2 white eggs about the size of a Jelly Belly jellybean or a Tic Tac. While nesting here in the summer, the female builds a nest about 2 inches across from plant material that she stitches together with spider webs. (Females are green and white without the red chin) Males have the spectacular red chin that gives this species its name. Our area’s tiniest bird, the ruby-throated hummingbird weighs about as much as a penny. It leaves to spend the winter in Central America in October. Your wedding should be a reflection of you - Hummingbird Harmonies is here to help.Ruby-throated Hummingbirds have arrived! Our only native hummer, the ruby-throated hummingbird spends its summers here in the eastern half of North America, arriving in the Raleigh area around the end of March. Custom packages are also available so you can build the experience that best suits your needs. Hummingbird Harmonies offers four distinct wedding packages, ranging from ceremony only with the lever harp to full-service wedding weekends with the concert harp. To discuss different playstyles, song selections, or other details, couples can schedule a chat with Sarah to create their special, dream-come-true event.\ By focusing on the joyful, unique, and memorable, she crafts an environment that is fueled by beautiful music. Harpist Sarah loves to make events something truly special.

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