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- Organization: The American University - University Computing Center
- Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 09:22:37 EDT
- From: <SAHRABI@auvm.american.edu>
- Message-ID: <92287.092237SAHRABI@auvm.american.edu>
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers
- Subject: Re: hummingbird feeder formula
- References: <1992Oct11.163832.18196@morrow.stanford.edu> <zrod5e8@Unify.Com>
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- In article <zrod5e8@Unify.Com>, grp@Unify.com (Greg Pasquariello) says:
- >
- >In article <1992Oct11.163832.18196@morrow.stanford.edu>,
- >MA.MXG@forsythe.stanford.edu writes:
- >>
- >> This is probably the wrong bulletin board, but someone may be able
- >> to help anyway:
- >>
- >> What is the best formula to use in a hummingbird feeder?
- >
- >You will probably get lot's of replies about using protein solutions,
- >using or not using commercial solutions, using or not using dyes, etc.
- >
- >The simple fact is, hummers get all the protein they need from small
- >insects they consume, a small red feeding port or ribbon will attract
- >them, and commercial solutions are no better or worse than the ones
- >you can make at home.
- >
- >Boil 1/2 cup sugar in 2 cups of water. Let it cool, and place it
- >in your feeder. Cheap, easy, environmentally sound.
- >
- Stuff deleted
- >
- I was given to understand that humming birds cannot digest complex
- sugars such as sucrose. They will gorge themselves on the sugar solution
- because it tastes sweet, but they get no nourishment from it.
- A glucose solution using honey is much better for them since they can
- digest glucose.
-
- Perhaps some experts can comment.
-
-
- Sajjad Ahrabi
-