Looking for a great way to bring a spring and summertime bird to your backyard? Try a hummingbird feeder. With just a little bit of maintenance, a hummingbird feeder is an easy way to attract these beautiful birds. With so many different kinds of hummingbird feeders out there, you may be wondering which kind of feeder is the best. However the Best-1 hummingbird feeder is one of the more popular and well-made hummingbird feeders.
As with all hummingbird feeders, it’s very important that you change the nectar every few days, so bacteria can’t build up in the feeder and make the birds sick. It’s also important that you clean the feeder at each filling so bacteria can’t grow between fillings. Finding nectar for your hummingbird feeder is easy and shouldn’t take you a huge amount of time or money. You can find powered nectar that requires little mixing, at most gardening supply stores for just a few dollars.
What’s Good about the Best-1 Hummingbird Feeder?
With eight different holes, the Best-1 Hummingbird feeder can feed many hummingbirds at once.
All of the holes are highlighted with color, so hummingbirds can find them easily, bringing hummingbirds to the right place.
Hummingbirds don’t seem to have to have much difficulty finding this feeder; otherwise what’s the point of having a hummingbird feeder.
Many of the versions of the Best-1 Hummingbird Feeders have been painted with flowers, hummingbirds on butterflies on the glass nectar holder to make them more attractive.
The Best-1 Hummingbird Feeder is designed to feed only hummingbirds, though many users have found that fruit bats enjoy these feeders at night. In theory, you shouldn’t get ants, bees or wasps drinking out of the feeder. To keep other bugs away, it’s very important that you clean up any spills any of the nectar from filling it, or you will have a bug problem.
It’s cleverly designed not to drip nectar onto your patio or plants, unless there is a heavy wind. Some versions of hummingbird nectar do stain, so this is a huge benefit.
The Best-1 Hummingbird Feeder has a perch on it, so hummingbirds can rest to drink, allowing you to watch or easily photograph these beautiful birds.
Various versions of the Best-1 Hummingbird feeders come with many size options for the nectar container, helping you to eliminate the need to refill your container every day if you many hummingbirds visiting your feeder. I’ve found the 32 ounce container to be all I need in my backyard. Please remember for the health of hummingbirds, it’s important you replace any unused nectar every couple of days.
Replacement parts for the Best-1 Hummingbird feeder are easy and cheap to order.
At around fifteen to twenty dollars, the Best-1 Hummingbird Feeder is a very affordable feeder for these wonderful birds.
The Best-1 Hummingbird Feeder is easy to fill, though you will have to watch for spillage.
What’s not so Good about the Best-1 Hummingbird Feeder?
With a plastic base, it’s not as attractive as other hummingbird feeders on the market. It’s designed to be functional, not art.
The Best-1 Hummingbird Feeder is not dishwasher-safe.
As with many hummingbird feeders, it can be hard to get into all the little compartments and areas for proper cleaning.
Overtime, the plastic base does wear down, though it’s probably a good idea to replace it every so often anyways to prevent bacterial build-up.
The nectar container of the feeder is glass and can shatter if broken.
Though the Best-1 Hummingbird Feeder is not supposed to attract bees and wasps, on hot summer days, my Best-1 Hummingbird Feeder does attract wasps.
