Honey seems like it would make a great natural sugar source with which to make your hummingbird food, but it is not. Honey should not be used since it can act as a medium for fungal growth harmful to the birds. Fill hummingbird feeders daily, and take them down for a thorough cleaning every three to five days. Use hot water with a little vinegar and a brush when cleaning the feeders, and rinse them thoroughly before refilling. Mold, bacteria and funguses could prove harmful or fatal to the birds.
Insecticides can be deadly to birds, and have no place on or near bird feeding areas.
Hummingbirds are attracted to the color red. For this reason, some people put red coloring in their food solution. A better idea would be to put red ribbon or tape around the feeder and, if possible, hang the feeder near red or pink flowering plants. Of course, some hummingbird feeders are red to start with. To This how-to is provided as a service of Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse .