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I did an insect hotel to replace an old door that is not used anymore. The insect is oriented towards the south. After 3 days, I got already 4 bombus lapidarius using the hotel. A lot of insects are underestimated regarding their capacity of pollination. As an example, various bombus are much more efficient to pollinate than the non-wild bees like the apis mellifera.

J'ai fait un hôtel à insectes avec du matériel de récupération pour remplacer l'espace d'une vielle porte. L'hôtel est orienté vers le sud. Après 3 jours, j'avais déjà 4 bombus lapidarius qui occupent l'hotel. Beaucoup d'insectes sont sous-estimés pour leur capacités de pollinisation. On parle souvent de l'abeille domestique mais les espèces sauvage pollinisent plusieurs espèces que les abeilles ne peuvent pas pollinisé. Une bonne raison pour les accueillir...
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Source My recent insect hotel
Author Alexandre Dulaunoy from Les Bulles, Chiny, Belgium
Camera location49° 42′ 24.36″ N, 5° 25′ 25.97″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Alexandre Dulaunoy at https://www.flickr.com/photos/31797858@N00/7035290263. It was reviewed on 16 September 2012 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0.

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