text:  I want to attract birds there, too. I've never fed through the summer, but I'd like to start feeding so that I have birds over in my new house, too. So I'm hearing that we should be feeding suet type? Yes, suet. Suet dough. Suet dough is a summertime suet that has some additives that holds it together better so it doesn't melt and fall all apart and cost you more money.