Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Beginner question - Time of day?, 1 by Hineni

Hineni wrote:
Sherry,

Since it's late in the season for buying plants, drop in to Lowes and get one or two of their really inexpensive (2.97 I think) feeders for this year. It's not fancy, but mine love it. I use 1/4 cup of turbinado sugar to 1 cup of water, boiled and cooled and change it out every three days. I know they won't be here much longer, but I'll have a seriously inviting yard for them next year :)

It takes patience, but once you know where they go, and how they zip about, you'll be spotting them all the time. And, if yours are like mine, they'll even come up and say "howdy" when you're watering or doing stuff in the garden. I get a fit of giggles every time and just say "well hello little buddy" (okay, so I work alone at home all day, gotta talk to something other than the plants...hehe). It sure makes my day :D

~Sunny