How to Feed & Attract Hummingbirds 101 // Feeder care, ethics, garden tips

How to get your garden or apartment balcony to be FILLED with beautiful and happy hummingbirds! A deep dive into habitat requirements, feeder care, ethics, pros and cons, and how to garden to attract hummingbirds.

**SOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED***
→Audubon's How to Make Hummingbird Nectar Recipe:
https://www.audubon.org/news/how-make...
→ Audubon's Hummingbird Feeding FAQs: https://www.audubon.org/news/hummingb...
→How to Create a Hummingbird-Friendly Yard: https://www.audubon.org/content/how-c...
→Vancouver Island's Overwintering Hummers: https://www.vancouverislandfreedaily....
→Audubon’s Hummingbirds at Home Program: https://www.audubon.org/conservation/...

**HUMMINGBIRD RESEARCH***
→ Hummingbirds and bumble bees exposed to neonicotinoid and organophosphate insecticides in the Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada: https://setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com...
→ The Effect of Floral Abundance on Feeder Censuses of Hummingbird Populations: https://academic.oup.com/condor/artic...
→How the Presence of Feeders Affects the Use of Local Floral Resources by Hummingbirds: A Case Study from Southern Arizona
https://academic.oup.com/condor/artic...

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00:00 - 00:51 Introduction
00:51- 3:30 Food sources
03:30 - 04:30 Nesting habitat
04:30 - 06:00 habitat bonuses
06:00 - 06:55 Intro to feeders
06:55 - 09:03 basic products
09:03 - 09:57 diy nectar
09:57 - 10:57 cleaning feeders
10:57 - 12:37 feeder placement, troubleshooting
12:37 - 19:24 are feeders ethical?