Getting from ZERO to HUNDREDS of Hummingbirds

Whether you have just started feeding hummingbirds or you consider yourself a pro, we have a few tips on getting more hummingbirds to your backyard. In this video we cover feeder placement to create territories, hummingbird friendly flowers and more! I started with one hummingbird and now have hundreds feeding at a time!

Have you just started feeding hummingbirds? Welcome on board! Waiting for the hummingbirds to find you takes a bit of patience, but you can help speed things up.

First, hang your feeder out in the open so they are clearly visible from the sky. Once you have brought some birds down to your property, you can hang feeders closer to your house or in a more shady spot under a tree. But the hummingbirds have to have a reason to fly down and check out your backyard!

Change your food frequently. Daily when the temperature gets up to 80 degrees. Bacteria multiplies rapidly in the heat. If you wouldn’t drink a sweet drink that has been sitting out in the heat for two days, don’t expect the hummingbirds to drink it. You don’t have to fill the feeders all the way. Just put as much food out as your birds will consume in a day. Fresh food will keep the hummingbirds coming for more. And keeping the feeders clean is equally important.

Hang more feeders far apart to create different territories. Hummingbirds are very territorial, so if you want a lot of them, you need to create different territories. I have so many hummingbirds that their territories have narrowed down to an individual port on a feeder and they will fight over the one port!

Plant hummingbird-friendly flowers. Flowers maintain the nectar by themselves, so you don’t have to worry about cleaning and filling feeders. If you have lots of flowers that hummingbirds like, they will find you. Go to your local garden center and ask them what hummingbird plants are native to your area. Salvia, bee balm, sage and honeysuckle are a few that they love. If you don’t have room for a garden, hang baskets of fuchsia. Hummingbirds adore this plant.

Hummingbirds actually prefer flowers to feeders. That is why during the Spring when the flowers start blooming, people notice a drop in the number of birds coming to their feeders. The birds simply have more food choices.

Hummingbirds have fabulous memories. Once a a hummingbird finds you and likes your food, the bird will always remember exactly where you are and will come back to you year after year.

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[lorettataylor]

They are truly amazing little creatures❤️

[ericpierce]

You're right about their amazing memories. It always amazes me that "my" hummingbirds will fly thousands of miles away, crossing the gulf of Mexico to their wintering grounds, then fly all the way back to my yard, and if I'm late putting up the feeder outside my window, they'll buzz around the hook it hangs from, then come to the window and look at me as if to say "What's up with that, dude?"

[AniFam]

Thank you for the awesome tips~👍
These are very helpful~🤗

[LALE-jc]

Such a lovely hummingbird paradise! Thanks for the video!

[staufferfamily]

So much good information here, Carole! Thanks!🙂👍👍

[SugarDad]

Thank you for taking the time to share this helpful information with fellow hummingbird lovers!

[justinefloresee]

Yes, very important information! Our hummingbird feeders are kept nice. We have an apple orchard and big trees around and they are some happy birds❤❤ Thank you, Carole! I appreciate all you do!

[amy]

That’s the most beautiful garden!! You are so wonderful to hummingbirds. I’m sure they’re very grateful for your hard work.

[Steel-Beast]

I appreciate the tips how to attract hummingbirds, already I have one coming back all the time. Sometimes it sips once and flies away and sometimes perches while drinking. It’s a black chinned and it’s beautiful!

[nancyleigh]

I keep feeders out year round. Took your tip on using vinegar. Works great! We have potted flowers in our back and front yards and a flower bed out front. Our neighbors have an abundance of flowers too, so sometimes we have quite a few hummers. We seem to be the only ones with feeders, unless we can't see them.
YOU have a ton of visitors lol
Thank you for sharing Carole❤

[gingerhipszky]

Thank you for this great video to tell people how to get alot of hummingbirds. I have learned so, so much from you since FEb. 2020. Thank

[connielazzaro]

Carole I thank you for ALL this excellent information about feeding the sweet flying jewels we all love !!! I wish your videos would be used in the school systems starting in elementary grades ... Such great info ... God bless ALL that you do to help these wee beauties !!! ❤❤❤🐦❤❤❤

[annpianetta]

That is the best and most useful hummingbird video I have ever seen. Thank you so much! I know I’ll be more successful now attracting hummingbirds!

[greenchevelle]

I have been using 1 part sugar and 3 parts water for a few years now. cheers me up in the spring when they arrive and bums me out in the fall when they leave.

[michelebatchler]

Great video Carole! I have learned so much from you! It is so exciting to see birds at your feeders. After 2 and a half years, I had close to 10 birds on a feeder this winter. We are so fortunate to have them year round! Most of the time, I only fill my feeders halfway. I use the smaller version of the ones you have. If you put up feeders with fresh homemade nectar, the hummingbirds will come! Thank you for all of your advice!

[CherylPix]

Carole, might I add that it is not necessary to add red food coloring to your homemade nectar! It actually isn’t good for humans, let alone our beloved birds!
I appreciate all your work you do Carole! 😊❣️

[carlaissac]

I live in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles California and have 8 Humming Bird feeders and refill them every 4 days year round! I truly Love these little guys in the am and girls in the pm! Lots of nests in the avocado tree!

[BackyardBertha]

Major fan of your channel. Thank you for sharing your expert tips for we have learned a great deal! CHEERS!

[barbarariordan]

Absolutely love this and so glad I found you. I lived in Cape Cod and was able to attract many hummingbirds and now am on the South Shore just starting a garden this year and have a few feeders but would love more. Do you have favorite feeder types and where do you typically purchase them from? Thank you so much. SOOO Excited.