What would be eating my hummingbird food EVERY night?
The reason for hummingbird food EVERY night is as follows: Make your own hummingbird food! While hummingbirds eat insects as part of their protein diet, they also enjoy a good sip of nectar! You can make this hummingbird food by mixing one part regular table sugar, with four parts water. (Some evidence suggests that long-term consumption of one part sugar and three parts water may damage the livers of your visiting hummingbirds. Source: Mark’s Hummingbirds) Heat the mixture until the sugar completely dissolves. Pour it into your hummingbird feeder only after the sugar water has completely cooled off. Do not add food coloring, artificial sweeteners, honey, or juice, as these can harm, (or at best, be non-beneficial), to your hummingbirds. Nectar must be replaced every seven days, and even more often during summertime, otherwise the nectar will go bad, and the hummingbirds will no longer come to the feeder. Always clean the inside of the hummingbird feeder with a mild detergent and rinse
