Once it is decorated it is time to fill the jar with the sugar water and proceed to hang the jar upside down via string, rope, or whatever works to tie around the jar and have it hanging. Possibly gluing some construction paper or using vivid permanent makers are recommended. Now, you need to be sure and put bright colors upon the jar that resemble that of flowers. After making the hole you insert a bit of sponge inside so that the sugar water you’ll be putting in doesn’t all drip out so much as it soaks the sponge and makes it wet with the sugar water. You puncture a little hole in the lid (like with a nail). The, “Jar Method,” as we will call it involves taking a small baby food jar and a sugar water mixture you’ve made. (like for baby food) can really do the trick to attract a whole bunch of However, a slightly more advanced project such as using a small jar Want it to be) and putting it on a very brightly-colored plate you leave outĬan work. Part sugar to 9 parts water and 1 part sugar depending on how concentrated you Making a sugar water concoction (generally anywhere from 4 parts water to 1 If you want to make an easy makeshift feeder simply Saucer of sugar water is not advisable when it comes to trying to attractīutterflies to drink it. This deserves further exploration with how you can make your own homemade butterfly feeder! How Do You Create a Homemade Butterfly Feeder?Īs was said above, just setting-out a little Just having some sugar water sitting-out will not necessarily be a good way to attract butterflies as it is having the things that signify that sweet water like richly multicolored flowers, fruit, or other ways to indicate sugar water can be found. Cut-up pieces of watermelon, apples, oranges, and the like have that vibrant and splashy color that says, “Sweet liquid here!”

Butterflies have evolved to be aware that bright and colorful flowers mean access to delicious nectar and if you’ve ever been to a, “Butterly House,” or similar location you would have seen richly colored fruit out on plates. They may need some assistance to actually be able to, “See,” where it is though. Sugar water without a doubt is appealing to butterflies.

They, “Like,” sugar as they need it to survive! Does Sugar Water Truly Attract Butterflies? Due to a butterfly diet being purely liquid-basedĪnd that liquid needing to contain a good degree of sugar, it is not so much A big ingredient of these fruits and nectar is of course They use their proboscis toĭrink nectar from flowers or the sweet liquid out of items like pieces of fruit They can flex and it results in an all-liquid diet. Tool of sorts on their mouth called a proboscis. Water, if it attracts them to a location, or how you can make your ownīutterfly feeder, then read on for answers to all these questions and more! What Do Butterflies Like About Sugar? If you’ve ever been curious what it is they like so much about sugar

“Like butterflies to sugar water.” They don’t so much, “Eat,” it as they doĭrink it. Something, “Like flies to honey,” but another way you could word it would be, Butterflies And Sugar Water Make Quite the Combo

Butterfly feeding station