Diy insect hotel

Build a bug hotel from your old recycling and encourage more wildlife to visit your garden. This post also includes a free printable checklist that you can download and save to take with you on your next walk - it'll help you collect the right fillers for your bug hotel that the insects will love. This a cheap, easy DIY project for kids and a great way to teach children about the environment, the world around them and about biodiversity. #earthday #earthweek #biodiversity #recycling #upcycle

Our bee population is quickly fading thanks to pesticides and GMO crops. Help keep these important animals thriving with a mason bee house you can make from a simple wooden cubby box. #ad #thriftstorefind

A bug hotel is part garden art and part winter habitat for beneficial insects. Using plant material from around the garden and a cedar box you can create up dif…

Building a bug hotel is a fun and easy project, and it’s helpful to the environment because it gives shelter to a variety of insects, arthropods, and other small animals. Check out our post on how you can make your very own bug hotel! #ScienceForKids #NatureActivities #LearningAtHome #Homeschool

Wildlife stack 041 by Dawn Isaac, via Flickr

How to make your own insect hotels from recycled materials! A handy step-by-step guide to making bug houses for solitary bees, ladybirds and lacewings

DIY Bee Hotel

20 DIY Bug Hotel Ideas For Your Garden

Everyone can create a bee hotel to help bees and other pollinators! Here are 27 incredible bee hotels of all sizes for inspiration.

Brecon Beacons National Park Authority on Twitter: "Tiny tin can insect hotel Re-use and re-cycle a few materials to make a tiny tin can insect hotel. Your tiny hotel will attract and be home and larder for a number of insect species. Choose different natural materials to fill your recycled tin cans. #WalesOutdoorLearningWeek https://t.co/mM5DkzDKJi" / Twitter

2 posts published by katrinsnatureblog during July 2014

You can use recycled materials to lend a helping hand to these vital pollinators.

"Support pollinators with a fun and functional bug hotel! Learn how to build one using natural materials to attract bees and beneficial insects. Have you built a bug hotel? Show us in the comments!"

Bug hotels, or insect homes, attract a variety of valuable visitors to your garden, such as ladybugs, spiders, solitary bees and woodlice.

Bug Hotel

Did you know that many insects hibernate in the colder months? So, why not build them a bug hotel to take shelter in during the autumn and winter? This cool cloud-shaped DIY bug hotel is easy to make from recycled metal cans...