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Directions for making safe hummingbird food: Mix 1 part sugar with 4 parts water (for example, 1 cup of sugar with 4 cups of water) until the sugar is dissolved.

Steps: 1. Mix sugar and boiling water until sugar is dissolved. 2. Cool and fill feeder. 3. Hang up your feeder outside and wait for the hummingbirds to come.

To feed hummingbirds, first make your own hummingbird nectar by boiling 1 part sugar and 4 parts water until the sugar dissolves. Don’t add anything besides plain sugar, like food coloring, since other ingredients can be toxic to birds.

Let the sugar water get to room temperature before adding to the hummingbird feeder. What is the correct ratio of sugar to water for hummingbirds? As mentioned above, 4 cups of water to 1 cup of white granulated sugar seems to be just about the perfect combination for the birds.