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Organic nectar mix · 15 oz

Mix it fresh.
Watch them
come back.

One clean, organic dry blend you stir into your feeders in two minutes — for hummingbird lovers in every corner of the US. No dyes, no preservatives, just what the birds actually want.

✓  USDA Organic ✓  No red dyes ✓  Makes over 2 gallons
Ruby-throated hummingbird at a feeder
Heirloom
Nectar Mix
Organic · 15 oz
Just add water
USDA Organic
No dyes or preservatives
Safe for the birds
Shipped nationwide
Heirloom Habitats
Nectar
Mix
Organic · 15 oz
Just add water
Our one and only blend

Heirloom Nectar Mix

A simple dry blend you mix with water and pour straight into your feeders. We keep it clean and organic — the way we make it for our own birds. No red dye, ever.

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every season
How to mix it

Two minutes, no boiling

Our blend dissolves in cool water at a 4 : 1 ratio — four parts water to one part mix. Make only what your feeders will use in a few days.

For a single feeder
About 1 cup
1 cup water + ¼ cup mix
Fills one small feeder with nothing left over.
Make-ahead
For a quart pitcher
1 quart
4 cups water + 1 cup mix
Keep extra in the fridge up to a week; refill without re-mixing.
For several feeders
1 gallon
16 cups water + 4 cups mix
A busy yard with three or four feeders at peak migration.
1
Measure
Four parts cool or room-temp water to one part mix.
2
Stir
A minute until fully dissolved — no stove required.
3
Fill
Pour into clean feeders. The red feeder does the attracting — no dye needed.
4
Store
Refrigerate any extra up to one week in a sealed jar.
When to refresh the feeder

Fresh nectar keeps them coming

Nectar spoils faster in heat, so change it on the schedule at right — sooner if it looks off. Rinse feeders with hot water (skip the soap) each time you refill.

Read the full nectar guide →
Toss it if you see…
Cloudy or murky Black specks / mold White film Bubbles or fizz
When in doubt, dump it out.
Outside temperature
Replace every
Below 70°F
5–7 days
71–80°F
3–4 days
81–90°F
Every 2 days
Above 90°F
Daily
Hang feeders in shade where you can — nectar in full sun spoils fastest.
Spring migration map

Hummingbirds are heading your way

Spring lights up the whole country: Anna’s hold the Pacific Coast all year, Rufous push up the West from February, and Ruby-throats fan out across the East from the Gulf to Canada by mid-May. Hang your feeders about two weeks before your region’s arrival so the first scouts find you.

When to put out feeders → Which species visit your yard →
Illustrated map of the lower-48 United States showing spring hummingbird migration: Anna's on the Pacific Coast year-round, western species moving up from February through May, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds fanning across the East from the Gulf Coast in late February to southern Canada by mid-to-late May. illustrated spring sweep — exact local dates in The Guide
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How reorders work
1
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2
We ship your order the same week each month.
3
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Hummingbird on a flower
Digital ebook
The Guide to Hummingbird Habitat
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Launching with the nectar mix

The Heirloom Habitats Guide to Hummingbird Habitat

Years of homestead notes in one place — the species that pass through your region, when to hang your feeders, the salvias and bee balm they can’t resist, and how we keep our nectar clean and safe.

Best flowers by zone → Build a habitat →
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From our homestead

It started with our own feeders

Every spring we watched the first ruby-throats find the feeders on our East Texas porch, and we wanted to give them something cleaner than what we could buy. So we worked out our own recipe — organic, no dyes, nothing the birds don’t need.

Friends started asking for it. Today that same recipe is blended in small batches and shipped to backyards all across the country — from our habitat to yours.

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