What can you give a butterfly to eat?

What can you give a butterfly to eat?

To feed butterflies, make your own nectar by mixing 1 part sugar with 4 parts warm water. Then, put the nectar outside in a bottle cap or butterfly feeder so butterflies can eat it. Alternatively, you can place some rotting fruit outside, like strawberries, apples, or bananas.

When should I put out my butterfly feeder?

Do not feel that you need to leave your feeder up throughout the season as you might a bird feeder. We use the feeder for a month or so each year, during the height of our butterfly season. Sometimes we put it for a few weeks in late spring and early fall.

Where do you place a butterfly feeder?

The best place to put your feeder is near a spot that is easily seen, be that out near a nectar filled flower border or in front of your window. When starting with a butterfly feeder, a location close to your house might be best place to start so that you can monitor it.

How do you feed a butterfly indoors?

Because it is difficult to keep a plant full of nectar producing flowers blooming indoors, most of us use an alternate food. There are many types of food that will feed butterflies well. Fruit juice, 15% honey water, 15% sugar water, or Gatorade are the easiest for us.