Avant Garden Looking Glass Hummingbird Feeder

Avant Garden Looking Glass Hummingbird Feeder

This truly enchanting design features a glass nectar container wrapped with copper vines atop a copper base cover. Four metal flower feeding stations and an integrated perch invite hummingbirds to sit and dine.

Easy to clean and fill.

Preparing Your Feeder

1. Unscrew the nectar container from its base and remove s-hook.
2. Wash the inside of the nectar container with hot water. A bottle brush may be used to clean the inside of the container.

Measuring and Mixing Food

1. Measure and mix one part instant Garden Song Hummingbird Food with four parts water. Stir until the hummingbird food is completely dissolved. No boiling is necessary. Refrigerate the unused solution in a closed glass jar. It may take a while for the hummingbirds to find your feeder. For the first week to two, you can mix one part food with three parts water. This will make a sweeter mixture that can attract hummingbirds faster. Once the hummingbirds become regular visitors, reduce the amount of food added to the formula indicated above.
2. Hold the container upside down and fill to the flange on the neck of the container. Screw on base, then quickly turn feeder to upright position and hang.

Important
Use of artificial sweeteners will cause malnutrition in wild birds when they feed regularly. If Garden Song Hummingbird Food is unavailable, your may use the following recipe: Mix one part sugar and four parts water. Add a few drops of USDA approved red food coloring. The manufacturer recommends you boil the solution to retard fermentation. Let the solution cool before pouring into nectar container. Do not place boiling water or nectar solution in container. Boiling water will damage container. Refrigerate unused solution in a closed glass jar. Use sugar solutions only, honey may be fatal to hummingbirds.

Attracting Hummingbirds
To attract hummingbirds throughout the growing season, the manufacturer recommends you plant early and late blooming flowers. Recommended flowers include fuchsia, gladiola, hollyhock, trumpet creeper, bee balm, petunia, and other trumpet flowers. You may use a live flower to lure hummingbirds to your feeder. Insert a flower into one of the feeding ports and let some nectar seep around it.

Cleaning Your Feeder
The manufacturer recommends cleaning your feeder twice a week, especially in warm weather. Use a mild soap and rinse thoroughly. Do not use an abrasive cleaner, it will scratch plastic parts.

Special Note
Direct sunlight may cause pressure to build up inside the nectar container, forcing nectar out of the feeding ports. If you notice nectar seeping out, move the feeder into a shaded or semi-shaded location.

Made in China.