A hotel for bees or bugs

A simple bug or bee hotel can really encourage and support biodiversity in your garden by attracting various insects. A bug house helps to grow the ecosystem around it because it gives a place for bugs or bees naturally visit! Gardens can really benefit from placing a bug house amongst the plants to encourage biodiversity and less need for pesticides.

Making a bee/ or bug house is a lot of fun – try it!

Things you can use:

twigs
leaves
corrugated cardboard
small pots
toilet paper rolls
wood chips
rolled up paper
pieces of bark
hollowed out branches, reads, or logs

Decide on your outside frame first, this could be a plant pot or an old bird box or wooden draw, or maybe a biscuit tin. Then enjoy organising your materials inside the container (put it on its side) until you are happy with the look of it.

Place your new bee/bug hotel somewhere in the shade in your garden – maybe near a hollowed-out log or by the fence.