Facebook
X (Twitter)
Reddit
Pinterest
Tumblr
Delicious
LinkedIn
StumbleUpon
Posts Tagged: habitat
What Native California Plants Are Best for Attracting Pollinators?
What native California plants are best for attracting pollinators? That's a question often asked. Now for answers. Three pollination ecologists...
Phacelia campanularia was one of the 43 plants tested in the UC Davis research garden. Here a honey bee sips nectar from a blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
These are some of the 43 plants tested in the UC Davis research garden. This is an illustration from the research paper. (Photos by Ola Lundin)
Coming Oct. 7: A Tour of Kate Frey's Bee-utiful Garden
"When's the next public tour of Kate Frey's garden?" That's a question we're often asked and now we have an answer: Saturday, Oct. 7. World-class...
This is the Hopland home of Kate and Ben Frey, featuring gardens by Kate and rustic structures and whimsical art by Ben. (Photo by Kate Frey)
A bumble bee and honey bee share teasel in the Frey gardens. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
An inviting path in the Frey gardens. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Monarch Starter Set: Partnership Between a Business and the Bohart
A little philanthropy goes a long way. Especially when it comes to small-scale monarch conservation projects. Think "Monarch Starter...
The monarch starter set: a zippered, meshed habitat, and a sturdy, broad-based, narrow-necked bottle. Fill with water and milkweed and add monarch caterpillars. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A monarch caterpillar munching on milkweed. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The caterpillars have formed chrysalids. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Monarchs are about to eclose from these chrysalids. You can see them inside. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A monarch has just eclosed. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A monarch ready for release. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Newly released male monarch butterfly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Well, Hello There, Tiny Monarch Caterpillar!
Talk about not getting the memo. We walked into our little pollinator garden in Vacaville, Calif., this afternoon to cut a few tropical milkweed...
Newest monarch caterpillar retrieved today (Nov. 29) from tropical milkweed in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The setup: zippered mesh butterfly habitat and a tequila bottle filled with water and milkweed stems. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Bad News About the Monarch Population
Good news: The first day of spring. Bad news: The future of the Eastern, migratory population of the monarch butterflies. Research published today...
A monarch butterfly nectaring on a butterfly bush in Sacramento. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A monarch butterfly feeding on a lantana in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
