{"title":"The Nectary Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery hummingbird-pollinated flower produces its own unique nectar — and every Nectary variety is formulated to match one of them. We studied the published nectar chemistry of four iconic North American hummingbird flowers. Each one is built on pure white cane sugar with a blend of food-grade trace electrolytes and amino acids that mirrors what the flower actually produces. No red dye. No artificial anything. Four varieties, $9.99 each. Each bag makes 1 quart of nectar.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"trumpet-vine","title":"Nectary Trumpet Vine — Hummingbird Nectar Mix","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Flower\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrumpet Vine is hummingbird architecture made visible. Where it drapes a fence, a trellis, or a stone wall in July and August, it pours out a cascade of blazing orange-red trumpets — each one engineered by millions of years of co-evolution to be the perfect shape for a hovering bird. With a cumulative daily nectar yield exceeding 115 microliters per flower, Campsis radicans produces the highest average nectar volume of any ornithophilous plant at temperate North American latitudes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Formula\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNectary Trumpet Vine is built around the published nectar chemistry of Campsis radicans. Real trumpet vine nectar is dominated by sucrose — at 73%, it holds one of the highest sucrose ratios of any studied hummingbird flower. We match that emphasis: pure white cane sugar as the foundation, with a trace electrolyte blend that mirrors the mineral fraction of authentic hummingbird flower nectar — potassium as the dominant cation, with trace calcium, magnesium, and sodium — plus the key amino acids documented in ornithophilous nectar research.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen to Use It\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrumpet Vine blooms from mid-June through September, peaking in July and August — the heart of hummingbird season. Use from late June through the end of summer, when your birds are most active. Also an excellent all-season formula.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormulated after Campsis radicans (Trumpet Vine) nectar chemistry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-sucrose profile — 73% sucrose dominant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrace electrolyte blend: potassium, calcium, magnesium, sodium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKey amino acids: glutamine and proline\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo red dye, no artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePure white cane sugar base — no boiling required\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8 oz bag makes 1 quart (32 oz) of nectar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResealable bag; shelf-stable up to 2 years unopened\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Nectary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43185958649974,"sku":"NECT-TV-8OZ","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/3302\/2070\/files\/nectary-trumpet-vine_mmkptovr.png_preview.jpg?v=1773174925"},{"product_id":"cardinal-flower","title":"Nectary Cardinal Flower — Hummingbird Nectar Mix","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Flower\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf all the red flowers in a North American garden, none burns with the same fervent intensity as Cardinal Flower. It rises from streamsides and rain gardens in late July and holds its brilliant scarlet spires through October — precisely when ruby-throated hummingbirds are gathering energy for the long southbound migration to Central America. In the northeastern United States, the ruby-throat is the cardinal flower’s sole effective pollinator: bill and head geometry match the flower’s architecture so perfectly that the bird and the bloom appear to have been designed for each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Formula\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNectary Cardinal Flower is formulated after the sucrose-rich nectar profile of Lobelia cardinalis. Cardinal flower nectar carries a sucrose-dominant sugar profile consistent with all long-tubular hummingbird-pollinated flowers, along with the trace electrolyte mineral fraction that plain sugar water lacks: potassium as the dominant cation, plus trace calcium, magnesium, and sodium. The amino acid fraction — glutamine, proline, and related compounds — reflects what the birds find in the real flower.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen to Use It\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCardinal Flower blooms from July through October, with peak bloom in August and September — the precise window of fall migration. Use from late July through October. The variety to have when September arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Formulated after Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flower) nectar chemistry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Sucrose-dominant profile calibrated to the ornithophilous Lobelia genus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Trace electrolyte blend: potassium, calcium, magnesium, sodium\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Key amino acids: glutamine and proline\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• No red dye, no artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Pure white cane sugar base — no boiling required\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• 8 oz bag makes 1 quart (32 oz) of nectar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Resealable bag; shelf-stable up to 2 years unopened\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nectary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43186023432310,"sku":"NECT-CF-8OZ","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/3302\/2070\/files\/nectary-cardinal-flower_mmkptohz.png_preview.jpg?v=1773174908"},{"product_id":"wild-columbine","title":"Nectary Wild Columbine — Hummingbird Nectar Mix","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Flower\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the eastern deciduous forest, spring begins with the columbine. Long before the trumpet vine blazes and the cardinal flower rises, Aquilegia canadensis appears on rocky woodland slopes and garden borders in April and May — a nodding lantern of red and yellow, its hollow spurs brimming with nectar. The timing is precise: the columbine blooms exactly as the first ruby-throated hummingbirds return from their wintering grounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Science Behind This Variety\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWild Columbine is the most scientifically characterized of the four Nectary flowers. Researchers published a complete metabolomic profile of Aquilegia canadensis nectar in PLOS ONE — measuring the full chemical fingerprint including amino acids, organic acids, fatty acids, and sugar-alcohols. The red-and-yellow hummingbird form carries a higher amino acid fraction than its insect-pollinated relatives. Nectary Wild Columbine is our most complex formula.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen to Use It\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWild Columbine blooms April through June — the first major hummingbird nectar source of the year. Use from the moment you put your feeders out in spring through early summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Formulated after Aquilegia canadensis full metabolomic profile\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Balanced sucrose-glucose-fructose ratio from published GC-MS analysis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Elevated amino acid profile\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Trace electrolyte blend: potassium, calcium, magnesium, sodium\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Key amino acids: glutamine, proline, and threonine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• No red dye, no artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Pure white cane sugar base — no boiling required\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• 8 oz bag makes 1 quart (32 oz) of nectar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Resealable bag; shelf-stable up to 2 years unopened\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nectary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43186045223030,"sku":"NECT-WC-8OZ","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/3302\/2070\/files\/nectary-wild-columbine_mmkptnwy.png_preview.jpg?v=1773174878"},{"product_id":"bee-balm","title":"Nectary Bee Balm — Hummingbird Nectar Mix","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Flower\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn high summer, when the heat makes most other flowers close their petals, bee balm stands tall. Its shaggy scarlet blooms appear in dense clusters atop square stems, each flower bristling with tubular petals perfectly sized for a hummingbird's bill. The plant's minty fragrance fills the air, attracting not just hummingbirds but butterflies and bees. By July and August, when many other nectar sources have faded, bee balm becomes a critical refueling station.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Science Behind This Variety\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBee Balm is the most scientifically characterized of the four Nectary flowers. Researchers have analyzed the real nectar chemistry of Monarda didyma and published their findings. This summer formula is backed by that research — we've included trace amounts of sodium because the studies show hummingbirds need it, especially during the energetically demanding summer breeding season. Like all Nectary mixes, there's no red dye, just the nutrients hummingbirds actually use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat's Inside\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSucrose, glucose, fructose, trace amino acids, trace electrolytes including sodium. No red dye. No artificial anything. 8 oz powder makes 1 quart of nectar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow To Use\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdd 1 scoop (included) to 2 cups of water. Stir until dissolved. Fill your feeder. Refrigerate any unused portion. Change your feeder every 3-4 days, or more often in hot weather.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nectary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43186068095094,"sku":"NECT-BB-8OZ","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/3302\/2070\/files\/nectary-bee-balm_mmkptpwo.png_preview_b0c3169b-d8ce-4509-b754-de2486e56f02.jpg?v=1773174952"}],"url":"https:\/\/nectary-2.myshopify.com\/collections\/the-nectary-collection.oembed","provider":"Nectary","version":"1.0","type":"link"}