Customer Reviews

Aspects 367 Hummzinger Ultra Hummingbird Feeder, 12-Ounce

5 star:		(90)
4 star:		(12)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

This is a great feeder no doubt. It is the easiest to clean and refill that I've seen. And the bright red makes the hummers go crazy. Mine have become more territorial, and they feed more often now.

Initially I had some concerns that the feeder would need to be almost completely full in order for the hummers to be able to extract any nectar (the feeder is rather deep). Turns out the little guys have pretty long tongues, so they can reach far into the feeder, even when it is close to being empty.

Can't beat the lifetime guarantee.

My only gripe is that small ants can still get inside even with the nectar guard tips in place. In my case, the ants are pretty bad, even more so than with my last feeder which had basically no protection at all.

I've been using this Aspects Hummzinger Ultra (as well as the Excel) since August '06. In my opinion, these Hummzinger feeders are the best, and I've tried over a dozen others.

The Hummzinger feeders are a breeze to fill, hang, and clean; no bottle brush necessary! And the EASY recipe for the best hummingbird nectar is printed on the under-side of the feeder. How convenient is that? In addition, they have perches for the hummers to rest on while feeding, so that they don't burn up all the calories they're trying to consume while hovering around the feeder.

I love the brass hanging rod; it prevents the feeder from tilting and dripping when the birds all sit on one side of it. These are the ONLY feeders I've ever had where the hummers will perch and feed together in groups. I frequently see 3 to 6 birds on my feeders at once since I started using using the Hummzingers; this never happened even with the largest of the other feeders I've tried. Could be coincidental, but...

The feeder can either be hung from its included hook or mounted on a garden stake/post. When hanging, these feeders are very stable in the wind compared to others, so they don't drip. And the ant moat really does keep ants out of the nectar when the feeder is hanging! (I don't think it would help as much if the feeder was mounted on a post.)

Best of all, contrary to what some others have written, the hummingbirds around here (the San Francisco Bay area) seem to LOVE these feeders. I'm purchasing several as gifts.

At the end of each summer I have swarms of yellow jackets take over my hummingbird feeders and the little buggers chase the hummers away.

This year I had enough!

After a little online research and reading other reviews of the Hummzinger Ultra product I decided to try it out.

I put up the Hummzinger and the hummingbirds figured it out within hours (even with the little rubber tip guards installed). I watched day after day as number of yellow jackets around the Hummzinger decreased. After a week there were ZERO yellow jackets hanging around!

If you have yellow jacket issues you must get this feeder!

I've also noticed that the hummers will even sit on this feeder every so often, where as on my old feeders they fed and flew away. Another unexpected benefit has been the Hummzinger feeder has been much easier to clean than my old feeders.

I'm buying a second Hummzinger in the winter to replace my other feeder - so I'll be ready for the spring!

I bought two of these and will probably buy another this coming summer. These are great. They don't hold gallons of feed so you can change the feed every few days and not waste much. My Hummers took to them right away and NO ANTS in my feeders. Wonderful product & a great buy.
:-) Kaye

I bought this feeder after having lots of trouble with bees, wasps, and spiders in my previous bottle-style feeder. This feeder has worked wonderfully, and all the bees and wasps quickly gave up trying to get food from this feeder, even without the included "NectarGuard" tips on the inside of the feeding holes. The built-in ant moat has also been successful so far at keeping out spiders, plus it has built-in overflow holes to prevent it from overfilling due to rain. The low-profile shape reduces wind resistance so it doesn't swing around too much, although it should be noted that the wide, shallow nectar basin will still spill if tilted far enough. I haven't had it spill once so far, though. The feeding ports have a slot cut into them as they extend downwards, so the birds' beaks won't get stuck in the holes, a problem on some other feeders. The plastic base is some sort of acrylic, not polycarbonate as some other reviews suggested, so I can't speak to the longevity of it yet. However, it is sturdy, simple, and easy to assemble/disassemble, with no gaskets or wetted junctions where it might leak. Cleaning is the best of any hummingbird feeder I have ever seen... the top comes off, and the two halves of the unit are completely open and exposed for cleaning.. couldn't be easier. The hanging hook is very sturdy, brass, and balances the feeder well. There also is an option to post-mount it instead, but I haven't tried it. Birds seem to like it, especially without having to fight wasps all the time.

This feeder is like a hummingbird magnet! I will definately buy more of these as I replace other feeders. They make wonderful gifts as well! Gave one to my father-in-law and he loves it.

A month after I moved into my home, I bought my first hummingbird feeder, which turned out to be a disappointment. The reservoir was an attractive large plastic red apple, but it constantly leaked nectar. I threw it out. No more gravity feeders for me.

So, the Hummzinger was a natural choice. It can't leak, it's easy to clean and I can watch the birds as they dip their beaks into the nectar.

Although it's situated deep inside the branches of a tree on my patio, the hummers have had no trouble finding it, and they dart in and out all day. I've just ordered another feeder, and I plan to place it in the same tree.

The Hummizinger is sturdy, well designed and well worth the price -- you really do get what you pay for.

These birds have given me an immeasurable amount of pleasure. I sit on my patio just to watch these amazing creatures, which often hover for a few moments right in front of me. Perhaps it's their way of saying "thank you," but it is I who should be thanking them.

I had trouble with ants getting to my original feeder, so the Hummzinger sounded like the perfect solution. I installed the insect guard tips after rolling them to open the tiny molded perforations. I left my original feeder in its original location, and placed the Hummzinger on a separate post about six feet away. The hummers (all Anna's) quickly noticed the new feeder, and it didn't take long for them to land on the perch. But they'd immediately leave the Hummzinger without drinking from it, and return to the original feeder.

I gave it a couple of days, then brought the Hummzinger in to examine it. The insect guard tips seemed like they'd be a tight fit on the bird's beaks, so I elongated the perforations with a hobby knife. After a couple of days without success, I decided to eliminate the insect guard tips altogether AND remove the original feeder. The hummers would occasionally visit the feeder, but wouldn't stay long enough to drink. After a couple more days and much wasted nectar, I retired the Hummzinger. I created an ant moat for the support pole for my original feeder, and it has been working well ever since.

After a few months, I decided to try the Hummzinger one more time (without the insect guard tips). I placed it on a pole on the other side of the yard from the original feeder with a large tree between them. It's been over a week, but the hummers continue to completely ignore the Hummzinger and return to the original feeder.

Most of the reviewers seem very happy with their Hummzinger feeders. I think I gave my Hummzinger a fair chance, but the hummers in my yard refuse to use this feeder.

This is the best feeder I have ever seen, and I've been through dozens of different designs. First of all, bees leave it alone. I had such a problem with bees and wasps this summer that I resorted to chemical sprays, and I NEVER use chemicals! Once I got rid of the stingers, I purchased two of these feeders for my hummers. We love them! The hard plastic looks like it will last for a hundred years. The snap-on top is a fooler, because it's so easy, and I keep thinking it isn't on tight, but that doesn't matter because the feeder is designed so that the top will not dislodge or fall even it it isn't on tight. The ant moat works. The hanger is solid, which makes for easy moving and manipulation, and the feeder stays on the hooks on my porch even in 30 mph wind. My hummers buzzed around and gave these new feeders funny looks for about an hour, but once they got the idea, they were sold. Cleaning is simple because everything is wide and flat, with no little crannies to collect mold. I will never buy any other kind of feeder.

This is one of the best hummingbird feeders I've come across! First, it doesn't take large amount of nectar to fill, and then waste, because most of it wasn't eaten after a week; second, the nectar is held in because there is no gravity pushing the nectar on openings or seams making it drip out, as in the "bottle" types; third, it's incredibly easy to dismount, dismantle and clean - just pop the red top off; fourth, it has a built in insect moat; and fifth, the new nectar guards, if you choose to install, really do dissuade the wasps, bees, etc. from hanging around, and the hummingbirds had no trouble adapting to them.
The only thing I would improve would be to give the moat more capacity - in direct sun it dries out in a few days, so water needs to be replaced to be effective.