How to attract bats

List of plants that attract bats, including the best night scented flowers that bats love and how to plant them in your garden.

You might be surprised at just how beneficial attracting bats to your backyard and garden can be. And, just how easy it is to do with a bat house!

All bat houses are not created equal Few box manufacturers promote their products with photographs of bats actually using their boxes. While it is a little tricky to get great shots of bats in or emerging from bat houses, more likely the problem lies with bats simply refusing to use them. Fortunately with the invention

Before you blindly choose to build a bat house, you should become aware of why, how and where your intended bat house fits into your landscape.

Few people know that bats can actually be beneficial to a garden, because they help spread seeds and fertilizer. We tell you how to attract them, and how to build a bat box.

cBatBnBs mimic the natural habitat of a bat, which is the peeling bark on a tree, so they are designed to be naturally appealing to bats. While we can't be 100% sure that your BatBnB will become inhabited, if you follow our recommended guidelines for hanging, Merlin Tuttle (the bat expert we work with) suspects your BatBnB should have an 80% chance of occupancy within the first few seasons. For more hanging tips, see our hanging guide

How to Make Your Garden Bat-Friendly and Why It’s Important Bats sometimes have negative connotations, but we’re not sure why! Read on to find out why you might want to encourage bats to visit your garden, and how to go about it. Why Encourage Bats to Visit Your Garden? These nocturnal creatures provide the night shift for pollination, and they’re vital for some plants. According to the US Forest Service, over 300 species of fruit depend on bats for pollination, as do the Agave plant and the…

With an appetite for a thousand insects in an evening, even for a small bat, bats can be an incredibly helpful form of natural insect control.

Owls are not only fascinating creatures, they can be one of your best friends when it comes to eliminating an overpopulation of varmints.