Insect hotel
The doors of an insect hotel are always open, because that is exactly the point: they are expected to freely go in and out. This ‘apartment building’ provides shelter for a huge variety of insects that can also make their nests here.
This particular structure is hanging at the entrance of the camping site in the national park up north where we stayed two weeks ago and where I took the ‘Thoroughly Dutch‘ photo. Throughout the park more hotels somewhat more coarsely are installed, made of little old bottles, wool, reeds, pieces of wood, spools with cotton and other natural materials.
Setting up insect hotels is an eco-friendly measure to protect these small invertebrates that in their turn can be beneficial to the surrounding nature as well as the agriculture and horticulture.
If you like doors, by all means pay a visit to Thursday Doors and enjoy. By the way, this hotel was fastened on an old lock door.
The Photographer Smiled... 
I’ve seen many other designs of insect hotel but this is a particularly elegant one.
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You are right. The same day I had captured insect hotels with a ‘wilder’ design, but these photos did not convince me, while this one did. Perhaps the opportunity to make a nice composition.
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This is a handsome insect hotel, and I’m sure the native pollinators are making reservations. 🙂
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As a matter of fact it is already fully booked for this summer. 😉 Well, it surely must be popular because of its situation in the middle of a national park.
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I love it! Very original choice, thanks for sharing this 🙂
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Thank you, Norman. It is not always easy to come up with something original, but this time I succeeded. I was even surprised myself when I realized that this hotel had doors.
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I love it. I always love the unusual doors, and these are beautiful in aesthetics and purpose. Great doors!
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Thank you, Joey! I was rather pleased I found this one, simple but beautiful. When we were back from our trip, I thought it would be a good idea to make this kind of hotel too. It can be made from all sorts of materials, so one of these days you will find me creating one.
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