butterflies
Pollinator report: Dragonflies, damselflies and bees
This year my backyard has visits from species I’ve not seen before in this garden, such as jewelwings, broad-winged damselflies, dragonflies. But few bees.
Seeking enthusiastic pollinators
When the flowers come out, clouds of pollinators descend — bees of several kinds, small and large wasps, various flies and even some butterflies.
Anise hyssop for busy bees
This has been a good summer for anise hyssop, a generous producer of potent nectar for honey bees, butterflies.
The flittering and fluttering of butterflies
After yesterday’s sunny warmth, flower buds are opening with the speed of time-lapse photography. I could actually watch the blossoms ...
Hummers and monarchs
Visits from hummers and monarchs mark the end of summer, but not the end of the gardening season. The hummer stops here in late spring on his way north, and again on his way back south. I also saw a couple of monarch butterflies indulging themselves on a dwarf butterfly bush.
