Wooden Insect House Hotel for Bee, Butterfly, Ladybirds, Beneficial Insect Habitat, Bug Hotel Garden 11.7" x 7.7" (B)

My home gets swarmed by ladybugs during the first warm days of spring and last warm days of fall. I have heard about these bug hotels and am hopeful it works as I’ve heard. I just put it out a day ago and I have found a few bugs already investigating it. The house is about 12 inches tall and a couple of inches deep. It’s very light and has plenty of hiding spots for the many ladybugs that visit my home.

I liked this product's idea more than anything. I live on a large farm and we love our flowers so I was attracted to this bug house.When it arrived, it was nice to look at but there were about 10 broken pieces of bamboo halves rattling around behind the wire netting. One or two, I get but that many?Otherwise, I like it and it seems practical. I would have liked it more if there weren't so many broken bamboo pieces.

The design is cute on this bee house, but not very well constructed. I've had to reinforce it with more nails and a bit of wood glue. I will still use it, it just isn't ready to go out of the box.

Well I put it up but there are no inhabitants yet. The wood is lightweight and seems pretty cheap but if it does the job, I will be happy. I did screw a hook into the top so that I would be able to hang it instead of only the back mounting. I sprayed it with some bee lure but no activity yet. Hopefully come spring there will be some action.

This is made sturdily and is extremely detailed

It's a cute, albeit petite, bug hotel, but there is no mount hook or cord loop or anything attached to be able to hang it on anything. I'll have to either screw something in or hot glue some twine or something. All of the bamboo fell out of my last bug hotel after a year (random Aldi purchase), so I'm hoping this one holds up a little better. I mean, it's untreated wood out in the elements, so my hopes aren't that high. It's also not expensive so not a big deal if it only lasts a year.I like the different types of "compartments" for different kinds of bugs. Only minus a star because I have to add my own way of mounting it. Other than that I can't wait to see what takes up residence!

As an avid gardener the need for pollinating bees is of utmost concern, so this "Insect House" fits the bill. From the smallest to the largest garden this product is perfect for bringing more pollinators to your plants. The insect house is well constructed and easy to install, as you will be placing it around 2-3 metres from the ground. It will take a bit of time before you see any activity, as it depends on the time of year when you first place it in your garden. A good practice is to place the house facing southeast to east so that winter sun warms the house, and under eaves/tree branches is very helpful as well. And my last tip when using these "bee boxes" is to ask local gardening and apiarist groups for placement and the most likely pollinators to attract, as all our gardens are micro-climates unto themselves.

This looks really great, but before you get this you should know that this doesn’t come with any built in way of hanging it. I had this sitting around inside for a couple of weeks before I could figure out how to hang it up outside, which I found disappointing. I ended up drilling some screws through the middle slat and using a wire to secure it to my fence. I am hopeful that this will stand the test of time; the product description says this is fir wood and that it is painted with a “non-toxic and odorless protective paint”, which makes it weatherproof. So far it has made it through a few rain storms. I’m excited to do my part to give the mason bees and other solitary pollinators a helping hand!