Small Butterfly House by Nature Products is great for allowing your backyard butterflies a place to rest or hibernate. Here are some helpful tips about using a butterfly house. Mount on pole at about 3-4 feet from the ground in a sunny or lightly shaded area out of prevailing winds near plants that attract butterflies. Available in four roof colors. Made in USA.
A butterfly house is really a hibernation box. Some butterflies migrate during winter to warmer climates; some hibernate. Butterflies hibernate from late August to April or May and may use a butterfly house as protection from predators and wind. Butterflies will be attracted if the box is placed near flowering plants. Fill the box loosely with pine bark mulch or tree bark, standing up. Some types of butterflies which may use your house: Mourning cloaks, Queens, Question marks, Red Admirals, Painted Ladies, American Painted Ladies, Western Painted Ladies. Some flowers which attract these butterflies include aster, butterfly bush, daisy, marigold, milkweed, mint, red clover.