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Bird Nectar

Name: Bird Nectar
Prep time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 cup Chelsea White Sugar; 2L Water; Clean Container

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Preparation

5 mins

Bake

Difficulty

Easy

Servings

Tuis love this!

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Ingredients
Method

Ingredients

1 cup Chelsea White Sugar
2L Water
Clean Container

Chelsea Products in Recipe

White Sugar

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Reviews

24

What did you think of this recipe?

Richard

Nice work, Chelsea. This recipe is correct and consistent with expert recommendations. The people having a whinge below need to head back to school and do some maths. The 'too strong's comments below made me laugh so hard! Rookies.

Marion

The ratio is correct. I think some people have misread. I cup white sugar to 2 litres of water is essentially 1:8 ratio. Bees should not be interested in such a weak solution but Tuis and wax eyes love it.

Caroline

Very easy. Birds just LOVE it. Thank you. 💙

Jay

Perfect for coastal Otago. The wild birds here love it and we now have daily visits from Tui's and Bellbird's.

Penelope

I add a few drops of rosewater too.

Jane

Too strong - 1/2 cup (dissolved) to 2 cups water in the bottle.

Neil

To protect from ants, put dish in a dish of water so it is in a moat. Ants won't swim.

aisha

It can attract bees and wasps it isn't good for their tummies.

Clare

Your recipe is in conflict with other sites e.g. Forest and Bird and doc who all say that the ratio of sugar to water is 1 : 8. Your 'recipe' is far too strong and may harm them?

Casey

The birds absolutely loved it thank you Chelsea.

Method

Dilute the cup of Chelsea Sugar with the water in the clean container

Put out just enough sugar water to last for a day

Wash the container and refill each day

Sit back and wait for the birds to arrive