Cleaning the Hummer feeder

[eyeguy 54]

I like the one cup style feeders like this. First off I take the red flowers off cuz they get nasty pretty quick. When it starts to get a little gunk on the inside of the bottle, I put about an inch of hot soapy water in it with about 100 beebees. Then shake it like crazy till the gunk is all loose. I drain it to a plastic colander, then just rinse the beebees and let them dry and then back in beebee box. Works pretty slick so thought I'd share.

[LightningBG]

thanks for the idea, but what about just putting it through the dishwasher?

[highlife4me]

I don't think my wife would like that too much since she is usually the dishwasher

[eyeguy 54]

heehee, the crud is on the inside. I dont think a dishwasher would get any water inside the feeder since the hole is so small.

[LoonASea]

Baby bottle washer/brush works on the same feeders we have ,,,we have to clean our 4 times a season and thats what my wife uses

[eyeguy 54]

no babies here but I will have to look for one of those brushes thats skinny and long. Thx.

[Finns]

Baby bottle washer/brush works on the same feeders we have ,,,we have to clean our 4 times a season and thats what my wife uses

An old toothbrush works relatively easy on cleaning small holes/gaps. Soak in soapy water for a bit before.

[eyeguy 54]

toothbrush wont do the bottom.