Pollinators
Counting Bees for 2021
Once temps rise above 50 degrees, bees emerge and need food.
Read MoreObedient Plants House Small Bees
How many tiny bees can you find?
Read MoreInvasive Stink Bug Killed Bumblebee
Does this look as though the invasive stink bug killed this bumblebee?
Read MoreNative Host Plants for Butterflies
Native plants, trees, and shrubs that can be eaten by larval caterpillars are called host plants. Native host plants need planted in droves
Read MoreOhio Native Bees Love the Native Obedient Plant
Flowers on these plants will hold the tiniest native bees to the chubbiest of bumblebees inside them. When viewed from any angle you’ll find that the flowers are loaded with bee butts and dangling legs!
Read MoreFeed the Bees with Spring Blooming Native Plants
The bees will “do what they gotta do” to get their food as long as you have put a plant there for them!
Read MoreGreen Bottle Flies: Aren’t Filthy Little Bastards
I find the complaint of flies as “filthy little bastards” maddening at times. Yes, this guy/gal lands on and eats dead stuff, as well as shit,- yes shit. But guess what – so do butterflies and I NEVER hear people say, “omfg, they are sooooo DIRTY.” You know why? Because butterflies are pretty so their love of filth is overlooked. While I wouldn’t want a ton of flies landing on my food – I wouldn’t want filthy butterflies on it either.
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