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Opus 443 Garden Song 8-Ounce Instant Hummingbird Nectar | 
| Brand: OPUS
List Price: $4.99
Buy New: $2.39
You Save: $2.60 (52%)
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 30241
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 1.3 x 4.5 x 3.6
Legal Disclaimer: New York State residents are responsible for state sales tax not added by Amazon.
MPN: 443-24
Model: 443
UPC: 077625443246
EAN: 0077625443246
ASIN: B00004ZAVZ
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 8-ounce packet | | • | Makes 48 ounces of high energy red nectar | | • | Dissolves instantly in water | | • | Wait for Hummingbirds to discover nectar and return | | • | Measures 1.25 by 4.50 by 3.56 inches; 0.50 pounds |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com Review
The only problem with having a hummingbird feeder is, once those hummers know it's there, they get really hungry! Keep them satiated with this nectar. Dissolving instantly in water, the 8 ounces of powder make 48 ounces of nectar in the classic red color. Keep those hungry hummers well fed--because no one likes to see an angry hummingbird. --Ariel Meadow Stallings
Product Description
No boiling necessary. 8 oz. package makes up to 48 oz. of nectar. Dissolves instantly in cold water. No. 443 24: Red No. 446 24: Clear
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 Don't waste your money April 3, 2005
The Thing Without Feathers
46 out of 47 found this review helpful
You won't find a single expert on hummingbirds who recommends "instant nectar" products such as this one. Why? Because 1) they're a complete waste of your money and 2) they expose the birds to ridiculously high concentrations of inadequately tested chemicals. The cheapest and easiest feeder solution also happens to be the closest in chemical composition to natural flower nectar: a solution of 3 or 4 parts water to one part ordinary white sugar. If you want the sugar to dissolve faster, get additive-free superfine baking sugar. DON'T use honey, food coloring, Kool-Aid, Jello, or any other junk - the birds drink nectar just for the energy and get everything else their bodies need from eating insects.
RED DYE WILL HARM HUMMINGBIRDS - DO NOT USE IT June 11, 2006
Jeanne Mulloy (Wisconsin)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT STATE WHAT THEY USE FOR THE RED COLORING IN
THEIR NECTAR. IT IS A WELL KNOWN FACT THAT RED DYE #40 HAS PROVED
HARMFUL TO HUMMINGBIRDS CAUSING CANCER AND IS NOT NECESSARY.
NATURAL NECTAR IN THE WILD IS CLEAR WITHOUT COLOR. USING A COLORFUL
FEEDER WILL ATTRACT THE HUMMERS AND NOT HARM THEM.
No dyes! No instant nectars! July 23, 2006
William M. Taylor (Arizona)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
As a field biologist involved in hummingbird studies in the SW, I can say that red--or any other color--dye is nonsense! NOT needed, quite likely harmful. Also, I question the instant nectar--instructions say it doesn't require boiling. Is there a preservative in it that retards yeast and bacterial growth? If so it would likely be extremely harmful to the gut of the hummers: it could harm their natural internal flora.
 Excellent hummingbird food!! August 17, 2002
4 out of 14 found this review helpful
We use this type of food and really enjoy wayching the hummingbirds come up and eat out of our window feeder. It's both relaxing and entertaining.
don't buy make your own July 31, 2007
Wired In Central Pennsylvania (Central Pennsylvania)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
For Hummingbirds: boil, on stove or microwave, 4 C water, 1 cup sugar.
Sugar water is all your hummers need. Do not waste your money on this product.
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