After the milkweed took off like...a weed...this spring I had high hopes for a record number of monarch butterflies this summer. I've only seen four so far and none of them stayed more than a couple minutes and I can't find any evidence of egg laying, much less caterpillars.
I can only guess that maybe the cold spring caused problems? Or maybe I should say I hope that is just the problem. I'd hate to think the loss of habitat and too many pesticides have pushed them to the point where it might be too late to help them.
Here's a short video tour of the B Garden. I have thoroughly enjoyed this messy place full of blooming and seeded out buckwheat, sunflowers, milkweed and all sorts of bright colors, shapes and sizes tucked here and there. So have tons of wild bees, some smaller moths and butterflies, lots of birds and even a couple bunnies :-).
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