It is possible to make your own butterfly houses and feeders from objects around your home. Butterflies prefer specific foods and you can make these available in your garden. Butterflies like sunny warm spots, but if you are in a hot climate then shady areas are preferred. You can plan your garden to include specific butterfly attracting plants and flowers.
Over ripe fruit is a quick, easy and inexpensive type of butterfly food. Over-ripe rotten fruit are favorites of butterflies and if you have any type of fruit tree and allow the fruit to fall to the ground then you have created a good feeding spot for butterflies. Instead of throwing food out you can simply use it to feed butterflies. They love rotten, sweet and moldy fruit.
You can use many objects around the house to make a feeder. Glass or ceramic pie plates, terra cotta or plastic plant saucers or any dish with a slopping rim are ideal fruit butterfly feeders. You will need to hang the plate from a branch and you can fashion your own hanger from twine or string or use a plant hanger. You should sprinkle some water or fruit juice on the fruit so it doesn't get too dry.
You can also make your own butterfly nectar feeder using a small glass jar, cotton and homemade butterfly nectar, twine and any decorations. The butterfly nectar is 4 parts water to 1 part water, boil and then allow to cool. Punch holes in the jar lid with a nail and hammer. Fill the jar with nectar, screw the lid on tight and stuff the holes with the absorbent cotton. Invert the jar and hang in a good spot. Make sure you used good cotton so the material is wet but doesn't drip.
Butterfly houses provide butterflies with shelter and protection from the climate and birds. Butterfly houses resemble birdhouses that are elongated. They have long slits in the front that provide access for the butterfly but keep the birds and other animals out. At night the butterflies will use the house for shelter, particularly as the weather gets cooler.
To get even more butterflies to your butterfly house you should have a butterfly feeder close by. You can put long twigs in the butterfly house to give the butterfly something to rest on. You should but the butterfly house in a shady part of your garden but in view so you can enjoy the butterflies. - 16955
Over ripe fruit is a quick, easy and inexpensive type of butterfly food. Over-ripe rotten fruit are favorites of butterflies and if you have any type of fruit tree and allow the fruit to fall to the ground then you have created a good feeding spot for butterflies. Instead of throwing food out you can simply use it to feed butterflies. They love rotten, sweet and moldy fruit.
You can use many objects around the house to make a feeder. Glass or ceramic pie plates, terra cotta or plastic plant saucers or any dish with a slopping rim are ideal fruit butterfly feeders. You will need to hang the plate from a branch and you can fashion your own hanger from twine or string or use a plant hanger. You should sprinkle some water or fruit juice on the fruit so it doesn't get too dry.
You can also make your own butterfly nectar feeder using a small glass jar, cotton and homemade butterfly nectar, twine and any decorations. The butterfly nectar is 4 parts water to 1 part water, boil and then allow to cool. Punch holes in the jar lid with a nail and hammer. Fill the jar with nectar, screw the lid on tight and stuff the holes with the absorbent cotton. Invert the jar and hang in a good spot. Make sure you used good cotton so the material is wet but doesn't drip.
Butterfly houses provide butterflies with shelter and protection from the climate and birds. Butterfly houses resemble birdhouses that are elongated. They have long slits in the front that provide access for the butterfly but keep the birds and other animals out. At night the butterflies will use the house for shelter, particularly as the weather gets cooler.
To get even more butterflies to your butterfly house you should have a butterfly feeder close by. You can put long twigs in the butterfly house to give the butterfly something to rest on. You should but the butterfly house in a shady part of your garden but in view so you can enjoy the butterflies. - 16955
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