I have over 20 hummingbird feeders for our birds. After watching you I am now an expert at choosing the best feeders. My hummingbirds thank you from Az.
That is fantastic! I have a statue of a little girl with her hands up holding butterflies. The butterflies have been gone for a long time but now I can put the cutest little cup feeders in her hands with Velcro. I’m so excited! I already have the cups too ! Thank you!
You guys are just such a hoot I need to start my every day watching you just so that I can start the day off with a smile. Thank you so much for sharing your ideas. And I have lots of jars with red Lids on them too. Sorry Gary for your unexpected contribution to the hummingbird feeding LOL thanks again smiles and hugs to you too
Robbie, you are my hero! I have been watching your videos for a month mostly for solace. We have a few hummingbirds in our yard here in Oregon. I just made a "dot" feeder and hung it from a fig tree with a wire and within AN HOUR, we have a little girl bird feeding from it. Thank you SO MUCH for your fun, enthusiastic upbeat videos.
Thanks for all your videos! I just started seeing my first hummingbirds at my newly placed feeder yesterday. I even went to clear some ants off (I need to make a moat) and while I was keeping the feeder steady, a female flew right up by my face, perched, and fed. I had been seeing males all day, but that was the first female I saw. I'm so excited for them to get used to my presence.
Hi Robbie, I am a hummingbird fanatic, I fell in love with these birds a long time ago, I live in NY and only have the Ruby Throated. I've been working towards creating a hummingbird sanctuary for these tiny blessings who come back to visit every year in late April, early May. I love watching your videos and have recently begun making a bunch of the bath's and feeders that you have suggested. I appreciate all that you do. Thank you so much for all your ideas.
What a great recycle, reuse project. I have tons of hummingbirds and some that I ended up caring for til they could leave my nest.🙂 I may have to try the little cups though, they are so clever. I am going to give your bird bath buckets too. I have to wash out and refill my traditional bird baths twice a day- that bucket project looks easier for me and the birds. 😂
Robbie, I want to thank you so much for your advice last winter. I talked to you about how to help my hummingbird winter over. Considering I only had 3 last summer, I can only hope that the one that is in my yard Is my old friend. I have seen another one, but he doesn't hang around. Hopefully as I put out a few more feeders, & my flowers pop up I'll see more. I'm a senior & especially since the shutdown bird watching (and squirrels too) are my only form of entertainment. I get so excited when I see them. Well thanks again. Patty
This is the first year in 5 yrs I've kept a hummingbird around in my Colorado home not in the mountains lol. I love your videos and watching all your birds.
I ordered me one of the solar fountains from Ebay and got it in. Going to fix it for my hummingbirds. I also got to go to Dollar General yesterday evening late and found one of those tiny tall feeders for the hummingbirds. It only feeds one but they have almost emptied it today. They love it! Thanx for sharing your ideas!
Oh Robbie, no wonder everyone loves you so much! And Garry too, just love the hat, I have to make one for when my grandkids come over from Aussie, and the hand feeders, they will love that. Thank you so much for sharing and making my every day start with a smile.
In case you're curious, hummie spent the night inside my home. Perched on a lamp chain. This morning, I opened the doors, but hummie didn't leave! I was concerned that s/he was running out of energy -- since hummingbirds have such a high metabolic rate. I raced across the lake to Butchers Block supply store. They were open and they stocked Hummingbird feeders! I bought a couple, with nectar. (I have the little cups you advised left over from another project so I'll make some in the future.) For now, I set up the feeders -- one inside and one outside. In a couple of minutes, Hummie fround the one inside and drank its fill. Then, it found the open door and zoomed out. Pretty sure it will be back and then it can drink from the outside feeder. I'll mount the inside one, outside too. Thanks for your video!
Oh, Robbie! Now the bees love your feeders, too. Not good when you are wearing the hat with the feeder. Gary to the rescue! Such a simple feeder that the hummingbirds like to use. A hummingbird fly by! What did I say about a laugh! A great idea for not wasting food. Thank you again for sharing. Take care, stay safe. Blessings
I got your idea and improvised it a bit. KFC has a bit larger containers for mashed potatoes, coleslaw, etc. and they are already red. I have several of the Dollar Tree feeders that I use for "parts", so I got the yellow flowers and put them on the KFC containers. I found some candle holders at the thrift store and I set the new KFC feeders on them. Thank you for all your ideas and for thinking outside the box.
Thank you for this alternative. I had one feeder last year that a pair of hummers were visiting. Bought a second one this year after watching your channel, but an aggressive smaller hummingbird with different markings took over both of the feeders-had the feeders too close I guess. Now, I know I can set up different stations. Thank you-Thank you for your channel.
Thank you SO MUCH! I was saving a couple and wondering what the heck I could do with them as I’m tired of throwing them out ! Love this video and love your many clever ways of feeding hummingbirds!😍🦜
Oh my goodness. You are an enabler 😍. My Hummingbirds are not friendly. They fight each other and don't share. The only time one drank the syrup from my hand was when I was taking it down to clean and fill and he got on while I was taking it down. How I wish they didn't mind us around.
I saw your video of your button dots hummingbird feeders and I thought to myself I can do that .So the following day I went to a yard sale and I saw a old Halloween pumpkin wired table centerpiece candle tea light holder so I bought it for $3.00 and when got home I painted red and now I am going to put some nectar to it hopefully the little guys will like it and thanks for your great idea Robbie love Judy from Las Cruces ,New Mexico
I love these colors 🥰😍♥️ Funny thing is that in my region in Espírito Santo, there is a hummingbird house. I have told you once about It. You have a beautiful house and garden full of life. 🤩 You are very blessed dear !
I love these things! I made three, and the hummers love them. I also made ant traps like in your other video. I used caps from medicine bottles. Just put them out this morning, but I think they’re going to work. Thanks for the videos!
Thanks for sharing your great idea .... Robbie ! I got my hummingbird feeder at 99 cents store ....it's a big one with three yellow flowers around & has a red color on top & bottom of the plastic bottle for only 99 cents each. But I also wants to have more with that small individual feeder. I truly enjoy watching them from my kitchen window.
Thank You for such a great recycling idea! I'm in SoCal too and the birds make my day and nights too,hence my screen name. :) Keep up the great videos, I appreciate ppl who share nice things like this.
I just made my version of this feeder. I picked up a $1.99 item at the thrift store that holds the little cups perfectly. My birds love to use it as a perch too! My painted flowers look like a complete mess so later I am going to use my cricut machine to cut a nice looking flower and put it over my awful artwork:) I don't know how to add pictures to the comment. If I did I would post a few of my little birds at their new DIY feeder:) My fountain is a no go. They just don't like it. So I am going to attempt a different style soon. Love your channel!
Space them out at first. One bird will dominate the others, but they'll lighten up if you spread them out 15 feet. (There will always be the dominant ones, however.)
I'm soooo happy I found you the other day Robbie! I'm sooo addicted to your channel now. I actually went out and bought premixed concrete so I can try to make the round little fountains you did....one was a ball.....I am so doing this. I basically have lost ALL my trees I can reach for feeders so my yard is full of hooks. We have a patio with no railing so that won't work either for these little button feeders. I WILL figure something out though. I LOVE ALL my birds even my sweet little black birds that everyone else in my area likes to kill.....ugh! Anyway...Cannot thank you enough for all the informative and AWESOME vids you share with us. God bless you and yours. ;)
We have a few hummingbird feeders up. So far, I think, there has been one hummingbird because the food doesn't go quickly. But that's okay. Will have to try this. They are so cute.
I made a few of these this morning and already the little flyers are feeding from them! It's drawing close to migration time here in Dallas, Texas, and hopefully we'll see a good increase in numbers from those that are passing through. We use the 2 ounce cups to portion walnuts for lunches and snacks. Thank you!
Robbie, I love your videos, and I have learned so much from you. Can you tell me how you make the yellow flowers? I have the containers, but need to make the flowers. Thanks so much for all your time and videos.
I have a mountain home -- at Big Bear Lake. I've been working on my deck and left the doors open. After the sun went down, I came in for dinner. Soon I heard a buzzing sound. Then I saw a hummie had come in and was seeking a way out. I turned off all the lights except for the porch, and reopened the door. I hid in a bedroom. A few hours later, I checked and hummie was still there. If I turned on a light, it was attracted. I had to close the doors or racoons would come in -- or little Mexican bats. So now it is 10:30PM. I'll be up withthe sun and reopen the doors. Maybe hummie will sleep now and at dawn will flit out. Then I'm going across the lake and get what I need to make some feeders. Heck, maybe I'll just drop in to D.I.Y. and buy a couple. Thanks for you bubbly, upbeat article. I wonder if I should dissolve a vitamin tablet in the sugar water. Maybe even add a pinch of hydrolyzed collagen.
OMG that is ADORABLE!!!!!!!! nope I would not wear a feeder, the paper wasps are always coming to my feeders and I do NOT want to get too close to them! Most bumble bees will not sting, the males do not even have stingers, just hard to tell if it is a male :)
I'm cracking up I saw one of your videos with some dots. I looked online and they were crazy expensive So I googled diy and of course you popped right up. I should have looked at your channel first 👍 My question is how to combat ants. BTW I read that the yellow flowers attract bees, and wondered if you see the difference in the yellow and those other colors you had
I'm a bit lazy about them, but the birds will eat the food until the black mold starts making an appearance: once a week in winter; more often in summer is what I do. (Definitely get a bottle brush. The dollar store has them. And clean out the little holes. The mold starts in there often.)
If it gets over 85 degrees then you need to change it daily since it ferments but if it’s in the cooler spring or fall you can get away with once a week
I really like yours bc you use no glue or epoxy seals. 👍🏽Others did and I cringe to know what the fumes in the sun heat could do to these beautiful creatures and their feed. 😑
I made these, and painted the top with red, and a yellow flower inside that. Within ONE hour, a Hummingbird was feeding from it! Thank you Robbie!❤
I have over 20 hummingbird feeders for our birds. After watching you I am now an expert at choosing the best feeders. My hummingbirds thank you from Az.
That is fantastic! I have a statue of a little girl with her hands up holding butterflies. The butterflies have been gone for a long time but now I can put the cutest little cup feeders in her hands with Velcro. I’m so excited! I already have the cups too ! Thank you!
I love this neat idea of yours, Robbie!! I'm gonna try making these tomorrow!! Love them!! Thank you!
Have fun , the birds love it
You guys are just such a hoot I need to start my every day watching you just so that I can start the day off with a smile. Thank you so much for sharing your ideas. And I have lots of jars with red Lids on them too. Sorry Gary for your unexpected contribution to the hummingbird feeding LOL thanks again smiles and hugs to you too
Robbie, you are my hero! I have been watching your videos for a month mostly for solace. We have a few hummingbirds in our yard here in Oregon. I just made a "dot" feeder and hung it from a fig tree with a wire and within AN HOUR, we have a little girl bird feeding from it.
Thank you SO MUCH for your fun, enthusiastic upbeat videos.
Thanks for all your videos! I just started seeing my first hummingbirds at my newly placed feeder yesterday. I even went to clear some ants off (I need to make a moat) and while I was keeping the feeder steady, a female flew right up by my face, perched, and fed. I had been seeing males all day, but that was the first female I saw. I'm so excited for them to get used to my presence.
Hi Robbie, I am a hummingbird fanatic, I fell in love with these birds a long time ago, I live in NY and only have the Ruby Throated. I've been working towards creating a hummingbird sanctuary for these tiny blessings who come back to visit every year in late April, early May. I love watching your videos and have recently begun making a bunch of the bath's and feeders that you have suggested. I appreciate all that you do. Thank you so much for all your ideas.
What a great recycle, reuse project. I have tons of hummingbirds and some that I ended up caring for til they could leave my nest.🙂 I may have to try the little cups though, they are so clever. I am going to give your bird bath buckets too. I have to wash out and refill my traditional bird baths twice a day- that bucket project looks easier for me and the birds. 😂
Robbie, I want to thank you so much for your advice last winter. I talked to you about how to help my hummingbird winter over. Considering I only had 3 last summer, I can only hope that the one that is in my yard Is my old friend. I have seen another one, but he doesn't hang around. Hopefully as I put out a few more feeders, & my flowers pop up I'll see more. I'm a senior & especially since the shutdown bird watching (and squirrels too) are my only form of entertainment. I get so excited when I see them. Well thanks again. Patty
This is the first year in 5 yrs I've kept a hummingbird around in my Colorado home not in the mountains lol. I love your videos and watching all your birds.
Robbie, those tiny feeders are adorable! The one on your hat cracks me up... lol Love this video.
You could probably use the McCormick spice bottles. Those already have red caps.
I love you and everything about u. Stay your beautiful self.
Exactly what I say, she is such a beautiful soul ✨💛
I ordered me one of the solar fountains from Ebay and got it in. Going to fix it for my hummingbirds. I also got to go to Dollar General yesterday evening late and found one of those tiny tall feeders for the hummingbirds. It only feeds one but they have almost emptied it today. They love it! Thanx for sharing your ideas!
I loved to see how your baby's just love you! This video is AMAZING!!! Thank you so much 4 sharing it :-)
Oh Robbie, no wonder everyone loves you so much! And Garry too, just love the hat, I have to make one for when my grandkids come over from Aussie, and the hand feeders, they will love that. Thank you so much for sharing and making my every day start with a smile.
In case you're curious, hummie spent the night inside my home. Perched on a lamp chain. This morning, I opened the doors, but hummie didn't leave! I was concerned that s/he was running out of energy -- since hummingbirds have such a high metabolic rate. I raced across the lake to Butchers Block supply store. They were open and they stocked Hummingbird feeders! I bought a couple, with nectar. (I have the little cups you advised left over from another project so I'll make some in the future.) For now, I set up the feeders -- one inside and one outside. In a couple of minutes, Hummie fround the one inside and drank its fill. Then, it found the open door and zoomed out. Pretty sure it will be back and then it can drink from the outside feeder. I'll mount the inside one, outside too. Thanks for your video!
Oh, Robbie! Now the bees love your feeders, too. Not good when you are wearing the hat with the feeder. Gary to the rescue! Such a simple feeder that the hummingbirds like to use. A hummingbird fly by! What did I say about a laugh! A great idea for not wasting food. Thank you again for sharing. Take care, stay safe. Blessings
I got your idea and improvised it a bit. KFC has a bit larger containers for mashed potatoes, coleslaw, etc. and they are already red. I have several of the Dollar Tree feeders that I use for "parts", so I got the yellow flowers and put them on the KFC containers. I found some candle holders at the thrift store and I set the new KFC feeders on them. Thank you for all your ideas and for thinking outside the box.
Dollar tree sell those containers as condiments containers...going tmrw to buy some. Now we need you to show us how to hang them... love it!!
Thank you for this alternative. I had one feeder last year that a pair of hummers were visiting. Bought a second one this year after watching your channel, but an aggressive smaller hummingbird with different markings took over both of the feeders-had the feeders too close I guess. Now, I know I can set up different stations. Thank you-Thank you for your channel.
That's a great idea thank you so much, really love your videos. God bless you and have a wonderful day.
You’re awesome and your little dog too!! I laughed so hard at the bumblebee scare at the end, Lol 😂
What a cute idea...and this is ingenious. Thank you. LOL about the bumble bees.
Thank you SO MUCH! I was saving a couple and wondering what the heck I could do with them as I’m tired of throwing them out ! Love this video and love your many clever ways of feeding hummingbirds!😍🦜
Oh my goodness. You are an enabler 😍. My Hummingbirds are not friendly. They fight each other and don't share. The only time one drank the syrup from my hand was when I was taking it down to clean and fill and he got on while I was taking it down. How I wish they didn't mind us around.
I saw your video of your button dots hummingbird feeders and I thought to myself I can do that .So the following day I went to a yard sale and I saw a old Halloween pumpkin wired table centerpiece candle tea light holder so I bought it for $3.00 and when got home I painted red and now I am going to put some nectar to it hopefully the little guys will like it and thanks for your great idea Robbie
love Judy from Las Cruces ,New Mexico
Robbie I live in the Bahamas and I love your ideas, they are fun and easy to make.👍🏾
This is so adorable I love it!! You are so fantastic love you!!!
We love your videos, keep doing! Today 2 hummingbirds visit our garden, we're so happy!!!🥰
I love these colors 🥰😍♥️
Funny thing is that in my region in Espírito Santo, there is a hummingbird house. I have told you once about It.
You have a beautiful house and garden full of life. 🤩 You are very blessed dear !
I love the place u live to. I use thick plastic bottle caps for sunbirds.
What a fabulous idea! Thanks Robbie!! I’ll be checking the store for the containers.
wonderful idea thank you for the inspiration!
I love these things! I made three, and the hummers love them. I also made ant traps like in your other video. I used caps from medicine bottles. Just put them out this morning, but I think they’re going to work. Thanks for the videos!
Thanks for sharing your great idea .... Robbie ! I got my hummingbird feeder at 99 cents store ....it's a big one with three yellow flowers around & has a red color on top & bottom of the plastic bottle for only 99 cents each. But I also wants to have more with that small individual feeder. I truly enjoy watching them from my kitchen window.
Thank You for such a great recycling idea! I'm in SoCal too and the birds make my day and nights too,hence my screen name. :) Keep up the great videos, I appreciate ppl who share nice things like this.
I just made my version of this feeder. I picked up a $1.99 item at the thrift store that holds the little cups perfectly. My birds love to use it as a perch too! My painted flowers look like a complete mess so later I am going to use my cricut machine to cut a nice looking flower and put it over my awful artwork:) I don't know how to add pictures to the comment. If I did I would post a few of my little birds at their new DIY feeder:) My fountain is a no go. They just don't like it. So I am going to attempt a different style soon. Love your channel!
I really love you Robbie!!! So addicted to your channel Cheers👍
I LOVE your videos! You have great ideas. Thank you for sharing!
Dang. I just spent almost 19$ on 8 little plastic button feeders. I didn’t think about using those cups. Thank you.
Sorry, but now you know how to make them, take care
I love your hat 🥰
Thanks for all your videos. You are my inspiration😁😁😁😁🥰🥰🥰
Robbie your absolutely amazing!!!!!
I need to set up more feeders, they are fighting over the one we have. I love watching them but they are so territorial!
Space them out at first. One bird will dominate the others, but they'll lighten up if you spread them out 15 feet. (There will always be the dominant ones, however.)
dont be afraid of a bumblebee, i used to watch them up close on a rhododendron tree while growing up, they knew i was there and they never stung me.
You are awesome! Love the dots!
I make them out of plastic bubbles from the gumball machines, they love them as well.
Great idea Robbie 😋
I'm soooo happy I found you the other day Robbie! I'm sooo addicted to your channel now. I actually went out and bought premixed concrete so I can try to make the round little fountains you did....one was a ball.....I am so doing this. I basically have lost ALL my trees I can reach for feeders so my yard is full of hooks. We have a patio with no railing so that won't work either for these little button feeders. I WILL figure something out though. I LOVE ALL my birds even my sweet little black birds that everyone else in my area likes to kill.....ugh! Anyway...Cannot thank you enough for all the informative and AWESOME vids you share with us. God bless you and yours. ;)
Haven’t seen on hummingbirds yet ☹️ just have one feeder out now but when I see them I’ll put more out! Thank you 😊
Your site should be called "hummingbird whisper"
Sally Semrau “whisperer “. Ha ;.)
I'm making a man I would love to stick them everywhere unfortunately our squirrels grrr...
This is the best feeder idea yet, thank you 🥰
So clever... So enjoy your videos!!! I'm gonna save my cups!!!!!!
We have a few hummingbird feeders up. So far, I think, there has been one hummingbird because the food doesn't go quickly. But that's okay. Will have to try this. They are so cute.
And love your cap ❤
You're so creative!! Great video!!
YOU ARE SOOOO CREATIVE!!!! WOW!!!!
Hi Robbie, I enjoyed watching your video and wanted to try for my backyard and it worked. Thank you so much.
Thank you beautiful lady. I enjoyed watching your videos ❤
I made a few of these this morning and already the little flyers are feeding from them! It's drawing close to migration time here in Dallas, Texas, and hopefully we'll see a good increase in numbers from those that are passing through. We use the 2 ounce cups to portion walnuts for lunches and snacks. Thank you!
Wow!!! These are amazing Robbie, I LOVE THEM ♥️
Great idea. I'll try it out once I get some paint. Thanks for sharing your fab ideas.
You brighten my day!
This is genius 👏 they can be bought at many places. Sams and Walmart have them as well.
Yes, Thanks 😊
cute. (we used to pet the bumble bees when we were kids)
OMG how cool ❤
So cute 🦋and the hummingbirds are too
Thanks Lady. Saw a hummingbird the other day. Would love to attract more.
It only takes 1, especially if it is a girl...and you may think there is one, but there really could be more, take care, Robbie
What an awesome idea to recycle and attract such a wonderful bird! Thanks!
Oooh I might try this, I've got a lot of hummingbirds around but one little guy hogging all my feeders. He can't hog them all if I make 30 of em 🤫
I tried the same thing by spreading out my hummingbird feeders. My bully bird eventually gave up.
Robbie, I love your videos, and I have learned so much from you. Can you tell me how you make the yellow flowers? I have the containers, but need to make the flowers. Thanks so much for all your time and videos.
You are a delight!!❤
Loved It!
THIS IS SOOOOOO COOOOL😃 OH THIS IS SOOOOOO CUTE❣️ LOOK AT ALL THE BIRDS❣️🙏
Bees love sugar water too!🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
Yoir lessons are fantastic! Thank you. 👍
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Thank you for sharing Robbie great idea
I love it. i will be looking out for the containers.
Love it! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing. These are awsome.
I have a mountain home -- at Big Bear Lake. I've been working on my deck and left the doors open. After the sun went down, I came in for dinner. Soon I heard a buzzing sound. Then I saw a hummie had come in and was seeking a way out. I turned off all the lights except for the porch, and reopened the door. I hid in a bedroom. A few hours later, I checked and hummie was still there. If I turned on a light, it was attracted. I had to close the doors or racoons would come in -- or little Mexican bats. So now it is 10:30PM. I'll be up withthe sun and reopen the doors. Maybe hummie will sleep now and at dawn will flit out. Then I'm going across the lake and get what I need to make some feeders. Heck, maybe I'll just drop in to D.I.Y. and buy a couple. Thanks for you bubbly, upbeat article. I wonder if I should dissolve a vitamin tablet in the sugar water. Maybe even add a pinch of hydrolyzed collagen.
i love your channel
Love the idea. Thank you 😊
Brilliant! 💕
OMG that is ADORABLE!!!!!!!!
nope I would not wear a feeder, the paper wasps are always coming to my feeders and I do NOT want to get too close to them! Most bumble bees will not sting, the males do not even have stingers, just hard to tell if it is a male :)
I'm cracking up I saw one of your videos with some dots. I looked online and they were crazy expensive So I googled diy and of course you popped right up. I should have looked at your channel first 👍
My question is how to combat ants. BTW I read that the yellow flowers attract bees, and wondered if you see the difference in the yellow and those other colors you had
I have videos on how to make ant moats. And yes, it’s easier to make our own dots so much cheaper.😊❤ Thanks
They are so cute! Are they easy to clean? Won’t wipe the paint?
I love this idea the problem is the ants get to them first . What to do ?
What a great idea! Thank you!
Love love love your vodeo
I wish you could be my auntie. Lol.❤ your so awesome.
How often should the feeders be dumped and cleaned Robbie?
I'm a bit lazy about them, but the birds will eat the food until the black mold starts making an appearance: once a week in winter; more often in summer is what I do. (Definitely get a bottle brush. The dollar store has them. And clean out the little holes. The mold starts in there often.)
If it gets over 85 degrees then you need to change it daily since it ferments but if it’s in the cooler spring or fall you can get away with once a week
Your hat-feeder is hilarious. (In a good way, of course!)
Great ideas.
I really like yours bc you use no glue or epoxy seals. 👍🏽Others did and I cringe to know what the fumes in the sun heat could do to these beautiful creatures and their feed. 😑
Amazing idea❤️
GREAT! Now I have a use for all of the little containers that I always wash & save! Ha ha! Thanks! 😳👍
Awesome!!!! Thank you 😊
Light a lighter under a piece of wire hanger for 30 sec, then use that to make the hole.
You are unique❤️
Cute as a button! How often do you refill? You are so creative!