During the long cold winter months, I'm trying to make sure the birds in my garden get enough to eat. I've collected some bird food recipes that are super-easy to make yourself.
Attracting Birds
If you want to attract birds to your garden to help you get rid of harmful insects during the gardening season, winter is a great time to start.
By providing food, water and shelter, you're turning your garden into a welcoming place for our feathered friends.
I had already spread some store-bought bird food balls in the garden, but for some reason, the birds seem to simply ignore them.Since temperatures have dropped significantly this week - we even got the first snow of the season today - I started looking online for DIY bird food recipes. Maybe the birds in our garden have a different taste than other birds, who knows?
I also wanted to save a buck, because those prepared suet balls you buy in the store aren't as cheap as they should be.
DIY Recipes
Fortunately, you can find dozens of different recipes online.
I listed my favorites below. I'm definitely gonna try a couple of them out tomorrow.
Recipes:
As you will notice, most recipes contain some sort of fat. The birds need the calories in this fat to keep them warm during winter.
While I was browsing the web, I also found an article that contained some information on which fat you could, and which you shouldn't use.
I thought it was important enough to share it with you too.
One thing is sure: the birds in my garden aren't gonna be hungry these next couple of months...