Welcome on the website insectenhuisjes.nl
The website for people who love architecture and insects.
Insectenhuisjes.nl began as an one-off art project. 61 insect-houses were set up in a large garden in Amsterdam. This little village consisted of pyramids, farms, churches, houses and mosques.
I named these architectural ceramic constructions insect-houses, as opposed to bird houses. What fun it was to discover that insects really liked these houses. Connoisseurs of insects told me that the size of the houses is ideal for insects. My visitors were enthusiastic and new houses were made. You can see which houses are for sale at this moment.
I ask the owners of new insect-houses to send me a picture of the house in it's new location. You will find these on the website. Now there are more than 400 insect-villages from the Dutch island Ameland to New Zealand.
Each dot is an insect-village, click on it and find the village.
The flags will bring you to villages in other countries.
In time the houses have become more detailed and I have specialised in certain architectural styles and actual existing buildings. You can offer your insects a copy of existing architecture. But even buildings, long gone, can be built for them.
If you have an insect-house in your garden which is not represented on the map, please send me a digital photo. I will add it to the map.
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Have fun with the care of the insects, Bastiaan Meijer.