Dissolve 1 part sugar in four parts water. A part can be any volume as long as you use the same volume to measure both the sugar and the water (1/4 cup sugar to 1 cup water, 2 tablespoons sugar to 8 tablespoons water, 1 yogurt cup sugar to 4 yogurt cups water, etc.). Red food coloring isn't necessary and may be harmful to the birds' health.
Not really. Most likely when the orioles come the hummingbirds will fly away. However, when the oriole leaves the hummingbirds will return again. If the hummingbirds do not return put up a oriole feeder that should keep it away from the hummingbird feeder.
The Hummingbirds might die...
Hummingbirds primarily feed on nectar from flowers, but you can also provide them with a hummingbird feeder filled with a mixture of four parts water to one part white granulated sugar. It's important to avoid using honey or artificial sweeteners, as they can be harmful to hummingbirds.
You can, but it's better to have them several feet apart.
Yes you definitely can but the traffic will be less. Apparently most hummingbirds prefer a lower level near ground. Some hummingbirds do go up to a height of 12 to 18 feet. I have seen hummingbirds hovering at 2nd floor decks but in that case there were a lot of flower bearing plants on the deck.
Do not put beech in a hummingbird feeder and present this as food to the birds, it will kill them.
If too warm/hot the hummingbird will not feed.
late feb,early march.
They begin to arrive around the 3rd week in April.
no
Not really. Most likely when the orioles come the hummingbirds will fly away. However, when the oriole leaves the hummingbirds will return again. If the hummingbirds do not return put up a oriole feeder that should keep it away from the hummingbird feeder.
If it is not a hummingbird feeder, use sunflower seed.
feeder
A bee guard for a hummingbird feeder looks like a trough of water. The trough looks like a circle around the top of the feeder.
Yes.
2 weeks
I heard that if you put a banana skin near a hummingbird feeder that they will dine on the fruit flies.