You can create your own butterfly houses and feeders to attract butterflies to your garden or yard. There are specific types of food that you can make available to butterflies as well as putting houses in ideal spots that are attractive to butterflies. Planting specific plants and flowers can also attract butterflies.

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.

Butterflies also enjoy nectar and you can create your own nectar feeder. You need a glass jar with lid, absorbent cotton, twine and any decorations you wish to add. You will punch holes in the jar lid and stiff the holes with absorbent cotton. Fill the jar with nectar; you can make your won with sugar and water. Then you screw the lid back on tightly and hang the jar upside down. Use good absorbent material that stays moist but doesn’t drip.

Butterfly houses are specifically designed to protect the butterflies form the weather and any wind as well as any predatory birds. These house look like birdhouses but have long slits in the front for the butterfly to get in and keep the birds out. Tree bark or twigs will be in the inside of the house so the butterflies have something to rest on. The butterflies will use this house for shelter, particularly as the weather cools down.

The inside of the butterfly house will be covered with bark and you may even place some twigs inside so the butterflies can rest. To help attract butterflies you can place a feeder next to the butterfly house. Make sure you put the butterfly house in a good spot so you can enjoy the butterflies.

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