Hummingbird Feeder Heater

Hummingbirds are year round residents here in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Occasionally we get freezing weather. I have two feeders and was swapping them out every few hours because they were freezing. A commercial feeder heater costs around $20, I had all the supplies so I built my own.

what you will need.

Night light cord with a switch, plastic sour cream or yogurt container, paper clips or wire, hole punch or cork screw, scissors and a hummingbird feeder. You could be fancy and use a red Solo cup.

Punch a hole in the bottom of the plastic container and thread the night light cord through, light facing up inside the container.

Align the plastic container with the feeder perches, punch a hole and feed the wire through. Two will work, three would be better. Bend the wire or paper clips and secure to feeder perches. Attach the heater before filling the feeder otherwise you’ll have a mess.

Night light bulbs are 4 watts, I don’t know at what temperature would this no longer keep the feeder from freezing, it was about 25’F here and it worked well.