Posts by Queen Bee
BUY STRAIGHT SPECIES NATIVE PLANTS TO FEED LARVAL CATERPILLARS
Many of the plants at local non-native nurseries and garden centers are being sold as “native” they are actually hybrids and/or cultivars.
Read MoreOBEDIENT PLANTS HOUSE SMALL BEES
How many tiny bees can you find?
Read MoreTHE COOLEST SLUG IN OHIO
I am not sure what kind of slug this is, but i think it might be a Meadow slug.
Read MorePHORESY: BUMBLEBEES
Play Video One of the weirdest things I happened in the yard this summer. Freaked me out. The beetle doesn’t hurt of the kill the bee. It uses the bumblebee solely for traveling to a new location and then lets go.
Read MoreAmerican Robin Raising Her Babies
When I heard the chirps of mama grow more intense, notifying me that her fledglings are vulnerable and unsheltered; I soothed her fears by relocating them to bushes for cover.
Read MoreInvasive Stink Bug Killed Bumblebee
Does this look as though the invasive stink bug killed this bumblebee?
Read MorePollinator Gardens and Season Change in Ohio
A quick and cute video to show the seasonal change of one of my pollinator gardens. The bed of native plants, like Cupplant & Narrow -Leaved Mountain mint are intermingled with heirloom annuals like Zinnias- a butterfly favorite!
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