Hummingbirds do not eat seeds like most birds do. Hummingbirds are a very small bird and prefer the taste and ease of eating nectar. Hummingbirds naturally eat the nectar from flowers, and seem to be drawn to red flowers. However, hummingbirds will eat the nectar from other colored flowers as well. The best types of flowers to have in your garden if you want to attract hummers are tube flowers. Hummingbirds seem to be most attracted to these types of flowers, but will sample the nectar from other flowers.
Hummingbirds get almost all of their nutrients from the nectar of flowers and hummingbird feeders that is why it is important to use hummingbird nectar that will benefit the hummingbirds the most. The best type of hummingbird nectar is the nectar that you buy. Granted you can make your own hummingbird nectar, but the bought hummingbird nectar is better balanced to ensure that the hummers get what they need.
The benefits to buying your hummingbird nectar are that bought hummingbird nectar will provide the right amount of minerals that the hummers require. The dyes used in bought hummingbird nectar come from natural products and therefore, are better for the hummers. When you make hummingbird nectar the sugar that you use is refined and produced, which may lead to less hummers at your hummingbird feeder. Bought hummingbird nectar also comes in a variety of flavors, or different nectar types to give the hummingbirds a greater variety to choose from.
The most important thing to remember is that hummingbirds, like other birds sometimes need the extra food available to them in their environment. This is one of the greatest benefits to having a hummingbird feeder with nectar that is made special for hummers. By having a constant supply of hummingbird nectar in your garden, and by using multiple hummingbird feeders you are sure to have hummers in your garden and around your home.
