DIY BEE HOTEL Help your ecosystem with simple

Some of us may not be huge fans of buzzing bees but they play a crucial role in food and plant production and are extremely bene cial to the ecosystem. If you’d like to attract more pollinators to your garden, building a bee hotel can be a fun and worthwhile weekend project. One of the most basic principles behind bee hotels is to create small round spaces for them to crawl into. This could be pieces of bamboo, hallow reeds or purchased bee house tubes.

Another simple idea is to drill small holes into fallen branches or pieces of untreated wood. This can be done using an electric drill. The holes can be a variety of depths as different depths will work for different species. They will be safe spaces in which insects can lay their eggs.

If you’re hoping to attract bees, you should hang your bug hotel facing south or southeast. It’s important for it to receive around seven hours of sunshine a day. Not only is this bug hotel idea a great garden activity for kids, but it will help teach your little ones about the importance of wildlife.

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