Since I have not been able to find a swarm of bees, I have slightly changed the focus of my blog to "Country Life". About 3 weeks ago, my wife saw a hummingbird at our sliding glass door and remembered that her cousin had given her a hummingbird feeder. She sat the feeder on the back steps, and had 2 or 3 birds sipping away! Three weeks later, and we have a plant hook (from Walmart) screwed to the side of the house, with a feeder right outside the door, and a double shepherd's hook (from Atwoods) with two more feeders. We have 8 or 9 hummingbirds visiting nearly every day. It really is alot of fun! The birds really seem to like the First Nature Nectar (the 16 oz bottle is cheapest). We are using the simple and functional hanging feeders with a red ring at the base, but Amazon offers some very attractive feeders too. Don't forget that ants and other pests want that nectar, so look for a feeder with an ant moat, or buy a moat like the cute umbrella below. If you choose to join us in feeding hummingbirds, please read the care and cleaning information that comes with your feeder. Keep our feathered friends healthy.
