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The one I was gifted is on a SE facing wall, clean, sheltered and away from foliage and out of the wind. I think the materials are all wrong though which is why I was saying it's beautiful but useless.
Will defo do my reasearch and build one out of the correct materials though because I agree it's a brilliant way to get the kids into nature and bonus if it sorts out the aphids!
birofunk-
The one I was gifted is on a SE facing wall, clean, sheltered and away from foliage and out of the wind. I think the materials are all wrong though which is why I was saying it's beautiful but useless.
Will defo do my reasearch and build one out of the correct materials though because I agree it's a brilliant way to get the kids into nature and bonus if it sorts out the aphids!
excellent stuff let us know how you get on.
almac68
rhowe is right, a bit of research required, this was how we introduced our daughters to nature 20 years ago, not bug hotels but creating natural habitats for bees, spiders, ladybirds to overwinter. i lost count the number of insects we adopted with pet names and the host of winged critters nesting and feeding too.