buddleah and compost bins

[gleno1]

Hello .My buddleah bush is absolutely thriving bot I have only seen one butterfly on it .When my foxgloves were in flower thet were teaming with bees and I thought I woud see more butterflies .Any answers ,please .Also ,cac I put orange peel banana skins and kiwi fruit peel in the compost bin ?One of my neighbours said that I could as long as Icut them up in small pieces but Iam not so sure.Thanks for any imformation

[Mosaic]

I expect it will be down to the temperature and rainfall earlier in the year where you are.

[Mosaic]

If you put down veg refuse you will get slugs and snails but butterflies need specific temperature and sunshine when hatching

[woofgang]

You can put uncooked fruit and vegetable kitchen waste in compost BUT it will encourage rats and mice. Rats ate through my compost bin, I had to give up entirely.

[boxtops]

Yes of course you can - I don't cut them up small, I just lob everything of fruit and veg waste in our compost bin, along with teabags, soft garden waste, toilet roll insides and egg boxes, and we've never ever had a rat. It's protein you mustn't put in the bin (meat etc), that does attract predators. Fruit peelings etc are only "vegetable matter" so of course they can go in.

There is a shortage of butterflies this year, and bees are having a hard time - perhaps that's in.

[gleno1]

Thankyou all mosiac ,woofgang and boxtops for your your helpful replies .