Bug motel

% Wildlife garden: step by step guide to making your own insect hotel %

Building insect hotels may support beneficial bugs for birds.

Why and how to make an insect house to encourage bees and beneficial insects to visit your backyard. We'll show you how to build your own DIY insect hotel.

When I came across an insect hotel on Pinterest about two years ago, I was intrigued immediately. I hadn’t seen or heard of one before. I learned that insect hotels are predominantly made from natural materials to provide nesting facilities and shelter to beneficial insects, especially during the winter months. When we planted some tomatoes this year and they got affected by aphids, I remembered this concept. I don’t like using any kind of pesticides and rather wanted try to attract…

“Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly, Nor moth with dusty wing.” ~Christina Georgina Rossetti Children love to observe bugs…plain and simple. So this week, we all work…

If you are a gardener by hobby and a nature enthusiast by heart, chances are that you are already familiar with the concept of insect hotels (also known as bee hotels). Offering a sanctuary to bene…

Bug hotels are an essential addition to any garden, and particularly a children’s garden. There are really two reasons to build a bug hotel. One is to attract and house beneficial insects so that they are available to work in the garden as biological pest control, the other is to have a place for children to compassionately relocate garden pests, like slugs and snails.

Make a DIY bug hotel using natural materials to attract ladybugs, bees, and other beneficial insects to the garden. Help create a safe habitat for insects.