Insect hotel

If you are a gardener by hobby and a nature enthusiast by heart, chances are that you are already familiar with the concept of insect hotels (also known as bee hotels). Offering a sanctuary to bene…

Our garden is home to birds, bees and insects – all critters are welcome and part of the ecosystem. Our new insect hotel houses bugs that eat bugs.

Tower containing living wall and bug boxes or insect hotels. “Future Nature” Garden, by Ark Design Management Ltd, RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2009.

Learn how to create shelter for bees and wild insects. Fun and easy DIY ways to provide a resting place for the unseen garden helpers. With lots of bee hotel examples.

Garden designer and blogger Dawn Isaac's step-by-step guide to creating your own insect hotel

Insect house, Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France

is part of the Vestre Habitats series, where the products are designed to protect and increase biodiversity in cities. Leaf is an insect hotel that gives insects a home in urban neighbourhoods. The shape of the product is based on a stylised leaf. The design is minimalistic and also has a sculpture-like character which can easily be placed either alone or in groups. Leaf can be placed in planters, flower beds, on roof terraces or in parks—you can let your imagination run wild. The most…