Every year I put out at least 2 hummingbird feeders starting at the end of April. I love seeing those gorgeous flitting jewels of the air as they stop by and take a sip. They always brighten my day. One of the problems that I've been having is finding a small enough brush to clean the feeding holes. I have been using pipe cleaners but they don't always have enough of a bristle or strength to clean well.
While browsing Amazon, I found some cleaners designed just for the feeders called
Droll Yankees PLB Perfect Little Brush (
see link here). I was amazed at how much the brushes cost and was looking at them thinking I've seen something like that before. For the life of me, I really couldn't remember. I just knew it looked familiar - VERY familiar.
While I was looking at them, my husband came by and I stopped him and asked him if he thought they looked familiar. He gave me the dumbest look and said, "Don't you recognize mascara brushes when you see them?" Yah - one of those face-palm moments. That's exactly what they look like! So I went looking for Mascara brushes and found packs of disposable ones for TONS less than the Droll Yankees brushes. I took a chance and purchased the
Leegoal Sheenroad 100 pcs Disposable Eyelash Mascara Applicator Wand Brush (
see link here) for under $4 shipped! They were shipped from China so I didn't expect to see them for quite a while, but it took less than 2 weeks to arrive. These things work perfectly!! They fit in the holes and clean better than anything I've tried before!!
If you compare pictures side by side, you might notice there is a bit more loft on the mascara brush. I like that. These also can be bent at the end so you can reach in places you might not have been able to with a straight brush.
I'm happy with my purchase. I got 100 for about 2/3rd's the cost of 3!!!
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