Give nature a helping hand with this insect hotel from Lifetime Garden. With a hotel like this one, you welcome insects that are finding it increasingly difficult to find a good place to hibernate and lay their eggs. This is useful for nature in general and for your own garden in particular. After all, insects help you fight aphids and some caterpillars, among other things. Moreover, they provide better pollination of your flowers, fruit tree and/or vegetable garden, so you can enjoy a bigger harvest and more floral splendor. And finally, it is also educational, especially for children, to see the activity around such an insect hotel.
This variant from Lifetime Garden is an XXL version of about 160 cm high. The insect hotel stands on a long pole with a slightly protruding pointed roof that protects against incoming rain. With several compartments, the hotel accommodates many species of insects. At the very top you will find a large amount of holes in stems and wood where, for example, solitary bees like to dwell. Do you see "bricked up" tubes? Then your hotel is inhabited. Below those holes is a special vertical notch for butterflies. On the contrary, the horizontal notches attract ladybugs and green lacewings. At the bottom you will find 3 compartments behind mesh containing a pine cone, wood blocks and wood shavings for earwigs and ladybugs, among others. In short, lots of nesting and hiding space for all kinds of insects. The best position for an insect hotel is sunny and facing south.
