Bumblebees play!
Fascinating! This study suggests that bumblebees have feelings. https://www.npr.org/2022/11/05/1134355887/bumblebees-can-play-does-it-mea...
Leave the Leaves!
Let leaves break down naturally. Read more here: https://xerces.org/blog/leave-the-leaves?fbclid=IwAR0i8JmlF6zgQWlLARsFC-pUtd_-avquZkQq3h...
Leave the Stems for the Stem-Nesting Bees
Image: Living Prairie Museum Remember that bees hibernate in stems during the winter! More information here https://sites.tufts.edu/polli...
Watching the dragonflies circle the garden
We have been observing daily dragonflies flying through the garden throughout most of the daylight hours. When we first moved to this...
Plant native!
More here https://marinarichie.com/2022/10/17/the-elegance-of-disarray/?fbclid=IwAR3j4twE9GGx8JuBo0xihfj-Hy2JYhSpcbCSBeG_mKa3gi5KtiR0EpCsSqo
Big Pollinator Habitat Project
I haven't posted much within the past month because we moved to another house. After the grueling move to another house (same street, but...
We need more bugs. Lots of bugs.
Check out your native plant society: http://www.ecosystemgardening.com/native-plant-societies-in-north-america.html?fbclid=IwAR1KjBOB-WPF...
Bolinas rancher helps to bring back Monarch butterflies
https://youtu.be/KqMsgACFnlk A rancher in Bolinas, California is creating a butterfly habitat to help the Monarch population as well as...
Leave the leaves for birds and insects
Remember that some birds need leaves and twigs for summer nesting. Many beneficial insects also need fallen leaves. Read more here:...
