Making an Bug House / Hotel 

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That looks far better than some of the hotels I've stayed at!

This has really inspired me to make my own bug house I’m making one at school and you are giving me some really good ideas for my bug hotel.

Bugs & beasties an important part of hosting nature in the garden. Nicely done project.

Great video

As the King of the Bugs I only have one thing to say: Thank you Matt !

That is an aesthetic bullseye. Looks terrific.

I love these simple, no nonsense builds + helping hand for nature 👍

That is a million star bug hotel . Cool project !!!!!!!!!!!!

Thats an awesome finger wound, I bet the air went blue when that happened.

Your content makes me happy I watch them every day

It would be nice if you added the measurements of the back and sides thanks

Great project and better built than the 'affordable housing' going up near me! Thanks for sharing it.

Great video. Very important to remember to drill your holes at a slightly downward angle so water can run out. Also, drill the holes blind (not all the way through to the other side. Happy crafting! Do you part and save our insects.

Nice and simple plus using otherwise wasted wood. Great for nature from all angles

That demolition bar looks the bee's knees for ripping pallet boards off.

Put mesh between two pieces of scrap wood drill larger holes. 👍👍👍

Hi Matt that's a 5 star hotel , once you start building them you get the bug ,keep up the good work ,G.

Your local Council will charge you Business Rates on that Bug Hotel! 🐞🐝

Wow. Super bug house. Great job😃👍

what fun! great as a native bee hotel here in Western Australia. ThanQ Matt!

You should put the mesh over all of the sections as it stops birds pulling the sticks and, reeds and bamboo out to eat the bugs

I like the hotel. Maybe the roof should overhang at the front a little as the rain may get into the wood shavings (or whatever is put there),. making them damp, flat, and soggy. Even bugs like to keep dry!

Well, I don't say this often but "I hope you get bugs! "

Great looking Bug House! 🏠🐛🐞I made a few variations of these last year. They are now up in the garden waiting to be occupied.

119. Thanks for the ideas, got all the materials now to start

Excellent video, easy to follow and very informative. Many thanks for sharing

It's looks nice!!!. Great job!!!

Great job Matt.

Nice vid Matt! thats a nasty little cut you got there on your finger. I bet there was some choice words when that one hit!

Great little project

Looks great! I really look forward to Wednesday lunchtime and the release of your new videos which are always so interesting and well put together.

great little project

Thanks for the clear instructions. Just wish I had your workshop ; )

Nice and easy to build.

Great project Matt !

Ju Ju

Nice project ,Matt

I would love to see your bugs in it. 😊

That's really nice 😀

A nice project. think i'll try this. Thanks for sharing :)

A word of caution, I built a bug bungalow last year and packed it tight with bits of cane and sticks. It looked like a treat and I told my wife, see that's how to do woodwork properly. Of course, I built it dry in my workshop, but when it was outside and damp everything expanded - didn't just blow off the bl**** doors but the roof, walls, floor the lot - leave it to the kids and stick with lapped dovetails and fox wedged tenons instead.

Lovely. This is craftmanship and the nicest bughouse I've seen. :)

Really nice looking bug hotel! I recommend having a decent overhang over the front of the unit to keep the rain off. Doesn't matter if you hang it under the eves of your shed of course!

Nice pry bar...

It looks really nice, I need to make my self one of those.

You're a good man, Matt. 👌🏽 Nice and simple, and will work a treat. 👍🏽

Nice job

Very timely, have just what I need on hand. Know what I'll be doing in the next few days. Nasty looking nick on your finger btw.

Really interesting project build Matt, something for the kids to watch it become home for creepy crawlies. Tony

Great project Matt I’ll have to make one for the grandkids 👍🏻

Hi Matt excellent piece of construction, nice to see hand tools being used, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia.

Have a look at the pneumatic Leinggg de-nailing guns. Available on Amazon , very slow delivery but really good at extracting nails from separated pallets

Hello Matt what a really good project I really like all your projects you do keep up the hard work

Beautiful work, Matt! 😃 I confess, I've never heard of it! But I liked it, I'm going to search about it! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

Very nice job. I going to make one. But I see that not all the bamboos or stems are hollow. Will the bugs clean out what they intend to use ?

Really enjoyable Matt. It was very nearly a hand tool only build. Think you missed an opportunity there. But saying that, I wouldn't have done all those bandsaw cuts by hand!

Gotta tell us about that finger gash 😧

Nice Bug hotel Matt. Remember though no guests until 17th May 😄

What a fab idea - I've got some pallets hanging around so might just do something similar. Have to say the cut on you finger looks nasty!!

Do you have any knowledge or guess if the pallets contain harmful pesticides and if that can make the inhabitants ill?

Looks great mat. However, I won’t be looking at making one in my neck of the woods. Yesterday I had to get rid of a funnel web spider from the lounge/dining area, and almost every cranny is already occupied by some kind of spider.

looks cool but unfortunatly the spacings aren't deep enough for most insects and most bee species. keep in mind to clear all materials 2 years around to prevent the spreding of deceases.

I live in Australia and sometimes I feel like my ENTIRE HOUSE is a bug hotel! If only I could start charging them rent. 😀😀😀

Hey Matt, great bug hotel make, really like it. Just one thing, maybe look at the lens of the camera more, not the screen. Otherwise keep up the good work. Would you recommend any other UK based makers on YT, who else do you follow? Rich.

That's a nice project Nearly no material costs and lots of fun making it. Thanks for sharing. Could you please put a link to one or more nature/natural websites where we can learn something what bugs are attracted by which kind of fillings?

Great stuff. I just wanted to let you know for transparency, I’m currently working an a similar how to make video. Not finished yet, but wanted to let you know that I’m not copying. Cheers

Where can i get that aluminum? What is is called?

I made a bug hotel a few years ago. I must say yours looks a lot better than mine, now where is the check in desk?

Couldnt be more timely!! Meant to be doing this with no 1 son at some point

Fun little project. Thanks. I was thinking about those shepherd huts recently. Are you building any recently ? Are you interested in doing more?

If it's a "hotel", how much do you charge the little fellers..?

im late but you need to make the holes on the sticks yourself right?

Good one. Any link for the craybar?

Great hotel, how much per night?

If I was to put one on my house, they would eat my whole house, we have veracious insects where I live, I have at least 10 trees in my yard eaten by termites, there was a giant nest under one of them next to my shed and they've eaten my retain walls to dust.

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