Making hummingbird feeders from recycled bottles is quick, easy, and fun. Not only will you save money, with a little yard work you’ll soon turn it into a virtual hummingbird oasis that will be the envy of your neighbors.
Before you begin, you need to gather a few materials. Look around for all your broken hummingbird feeders and remove any that are still in good shape. The flower port can be returned to feed.
You will need copper wire. Although any wire will work, copper wire should feel unique to your creation. Red beads, beads, or ribbons will come in handy. Even old materials will add a broken sun catcher and sparkles to your satisfaction wrapped and attached to your creation with copper wire. .
Test Tube Hummingbird Alliance:
These tiny shepherds are made from ordinary tubes that can be purchased for as little as 30 cents each at the Mall of Science Online. Make sure to specify the red caps when you place your order.
To make this filling, simply heat a small pin and make a hole in the middle of the cap. This hole should be large enough for the hummingbird beak to fit comfortably. Although drilling a hole works fine, the melting lip creates a small lip inside the cap that curtails the spray.
Attach wrapping the wire tightly around the end of the glass tube, leaving several fingers as hangers. Another with him near the end of ch. You may want to wrap the tube with red ribbon, beads, or any red ornaments that will attract the hummingbirds’ attention. The satiety hangs from a tree branch or a dark area in the boat. (See pictures for ideas)
Insulin Bottle Alliance:
Insulin bottles are called satiety. Wrapped in copper wire and decorated with small beads, it is simply stunning.
Soak insulin bottles with soapy water in hot water to remove all traces of insulin. Use a small brush to thoroughly clean the insides.
Insert the yellow plastic flowers into the open the insulin bottle. These fit snugly in most insulin bottles, but be sure to check the fit before picking up the bottles.
If the flower doesn’t fit snugly, use hot glue to attach it. Note that if you glue these in place, you will need to fill your bottles through the small hole in the center of the flower port. One hummingbird enthusiast uses a pure (new) syringe that comes with an ink cartridge filling the bottle with nectar through a hole.
Yellow flower replacement parts can be purchased for under $3.00 for a set of 9 at Perky Pet. There are several other surrogate parts and flowers that you may want to try. Red flowers are a little more expensive, but they are more beautiful and can be better suited to your needs.
Sword Oil Bottles:
A bottle of forest oil air fresheners is another container that works well for a small feeder. Just soak in hot soapy water to remove the residue from the oils. Be sure to check the internet. Another bath of baking soda and water will be the residual oil. Make sure all traces of cooking are washed off with baking soda. The caps from the test tubes will fit these bottles.
Decorate bottles:
You can use any glass or plastic bottle as a hummingbird feeder. Look for new and interesting containers with holes that will fit your hummingbird party. You can often find bottles at vintage sales that you can buy for pennies.
Do not forget that hummingbirds drink from any satiety, whether the opening is adapted to satiety or not. Hanging small gaping bottles filled with nectar attract hummingbirds to the dock.
Open containers tend to attract ants and other pests, but as long as you are consistent with cleaning and refilling the containers, they will provide a pleasant treat for your hummingbirds.
Red glass is amazing attracting hummingbirds and create a stunning satiety, but you don’t we need to stop when it’s red. Once the hummingbirds have discovered your feeders, they really don’t care what color the feeder is.
Collect different colored bottles to create an eye-catching array of color in your garden.
Small shepherds require constant supervision, as they need to be refilled often, but the extra effort is well worth it. Savings will make you feel better.
They feed you so that you are introduced to hours of pleasure. Nothing quite compares to the beauty of hummingbirds as they hover mid-air to sip nectar from these colorful homemade feeders
Sources: A special thank you to Cat Traylor (aka Texas Puddy Print) from Garden Forum for sharing her skills in creating shepherds and for the beautiful images of hummingbirds feeding from her creation.
