Birds & Blooms Extra! - USA (2020-09)

18 birdsandblooms.com SEPTEMBER EXTRA 2020

Open Vacancy

ESSENTIALS

Cavities

attract

hibernating

carpenter

bees.

Sticksandlogs

helpladybugs,

sincethey

spendwinter

underneath

thepieces.

Strawand

pinecones

hostbeneficial

hoverflies.

K.-U. HAESSLER/SHUTTERSTOCK

Chunksof
woodwith
drilledholes
are idealfor
overwintering
masonand
leafcutter
bees.

Look for these qualities when you buy or build a bug hotel.

Bark shreds

provide a

home for

beetles,

spiders and

millipedes.

Theframeshould

bemadeoutof

naturalorrecycled

components.

PRIME REAL ESTATE

Place your hotel on a post or tree about

3 to 6 feet off the ground, preferably

facing the south or southeast. This keeps

the hotel warm on chilly days, allowing

bees and other pollinators to go about

their business.

A sturdy roof will

keep the materials

mostly dry.