This is a common question every year as the summer wraps up and pumpkins seem to appear everywhere overnight: When should you take your hummingbird feeder down for winter? The hard thing about this question is that there is not a blanket answer for everyone. There are general patterns in hummingbird migration that we can…
You’ve got your Sweet Feeder (Yay!!!) – but now what? If hummingbirds already frequent your area, they may show up on their own within 24 hours of putting your feeder up. If they aren’t familiar with your area, though, or are already accustomed to visiting other feeders, we want to share a few tricks we’ve…
Did you hear? We launched the first design in our new aluminum hummingbird feeders line! We’ve been wanting to add silver feeders to our shop for a long time, but struggled to find a durable silvery material. Covering the copper with a colored coating didn’t work well, either. So, we are THRILLED to have just…
“How do I keep my hummingbird feeder from getting moldy?” First, this is unfortunately a problem with any and all hummingbird feeders, not just Sweet Feeders! Leaving sugar water in a small, enclosed space out in the summer heat is a perfect recipe for mold. However, we have some helpful tips to avoid this problem!…
No one likes sticky sugar water dripping on to their feeder – or worse yet, on their porch or patio! Thankfully, we have some super easy tips on how to keep your feeder from dripping! Fill and Tilt Make sure that you do not OVERFILL the bottles. Fill them up about 3/4 of the…
Spring is just around the corner! Before you get carried away by the sunshine and go buy a bunch of plants, take some time to do a little “spring cleaning” in your garden. A weekend of preparation can go a long way towards setting you up for a year of success! Here are five steps…
Have you ever paid good money for a product, only to have it not work for the one thing it was advertised to do? I’ve been there – that is so frustrating. Well, we definitely don’t want you to feel that way about your Sweet Feeder, so I want to share two tips that…
Not much spoils a lovely outdoor retreat as quickly & silently as an invasion of ants. Even when they are only “harmless” sugar ants, the seemingly unending stream of tiny pests is frustrating and disruptive. Unfortunately, ants are especially attracted by anything sweet. Things such as spilled lemonade, cookie crumbs, and – hummingbird nectar. How many…
Around here, we prioritize “Easy”. We don’t love when things get complicated, so we do our best to ensure that our products are as easy to use as possible because we have a hunch that you don’t love complicated things, either. With that in mind, we want to show you just how easy it…