Planting for Pollinators
A great way to celebrate pollinators this month is to plant host plants and nectar plants for pollinators in your yard or school gardens....
They're Back!
Monarchs have been sighted nectaring on clover in hayfields, laying eggs on young milkweed, and flying by in the sky. It may seem like...
Monarch or Viceroy?
I saw my first monarch a couple of weeks ago. They have made it to New England and are searching for young milkweed to lay their eggs on....
The Thrill of the Chase
Catching and tagging monarch butterflies as they migrate south to their overwintering sites in Florida and Mexico is one of the joys of...
Raising Monarchs
Mid-July, I noticed a female monarch butterfly laying her eggs on some milkweed, so I collected a few, well more than a few, 35 eggs to...
