I'm thinking about getting a hummingbird feeder. How often should I replace the fluid?

During this time of the year until mid or late fall, the weather where I live gets extreme humidity and high temperatures (high 70s - high 80s and maybe low 90s).

It came to my attention that nectar spoils. How quickly will nectar spoil from these temperatures?

I'm thinking about using this product (feel free to recommend a product that's better for hummingbirds that's not really expensive):

https://www.amazon.com/Songbird-Essentials-SE629-Hummingbird-Nectar/dp/B001PL7XJE/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1495061076&sr=8-5&keywords=hummingbird+food

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SweetMae · 70-79, F

I use small feeders. It would only last a day in hot weather. You have to keep the bees out of it too.

BlackBloodDemon · 22-25

@SweetMae: B-Bees...?

BlackBloodDemon · 22-25

@SweetMae: And I'm going to use a 16 oz feeder. Is that considered small?

SweetMae · 70-79, F

@BlackBloodDemon: Bees like the nectar too.

SweetMae · 70-79, F

@SweetMae: you would have to change it everyday.

BlackBloodDemon · 22-25

@SweetMae: Bees are one of my biggest fears. I couldn't get inside my house when I got home from school, because there was a wasp lingering around the front door.

SweetMae · 70-79, F

@BlackBloodDemon: Oh, be careful. They do make a long distance spray.

BlackBloodDemon · 22-25

@SweetMae: I went through the back door, which still isn't good for me (carpenter bees like to roam around the back of my house).