Helping Bees and Butterflies

[Bobby Bass]

With all the talk of gloom and doom for bees and now Monarch butterflies we are going to expand some of our gardens to let us plant more flowers. The wife always has hanging baskets everywhere she can find something to hang them from but we are going to add even more flowers for the bees. Come to think of it, it has been awhile since we have seen more then one or two monarch butterflies at a time. 

[dew2]

With all the talk of gloom and doom for bees and now Monarch butterflies we are going to expand some of our gardens to let us plant more flowers. The wife always has hanging baskets everywhere she can find something to hang them from but we are going to add even more flowers for the bees. Come to think of it, it has been awhile since we have seen more then one or two monarch butterflies at a time. 

But Bobby the monarchs have been in dire conditions for the last years,Their more depleted than bees!
 Try orange butterfly plants,They come in other colors but orange is the original Hahaha I think hehehe

[Boar]

Often have thought about planting milk weed, my river bottom is loaded with it, wouldnt we need milk weed as a host plant for the crytalith first, the plant attracting flowrs first?

[dew2]

Milkweed works great,We have a butterfly flower garden.Normal years we plant 8-10 milkweeds.We find catipillers often.The butterfly eats the nectar from the butterfly bush?Plant?Flower.Glen57 says he has many seeds for that flower.Milk weed I just walk a ditch fall time and that a couple seed pods.

[HD]

Are you people cracked?

As a farmer, and come from a long line of farmers....milk weed is my mortal (not literally) enemy.

Plant some flowers please.....but, milkweed? 

[Boar]

dont think so, you on crack? Ive got poppy plants around the house i could be on opium tho.

[Bobby Bass]

Will be planting an area with Asclepias tuberosa and a couple of rows of sunflowers along the Eastern fenceline.

[Lee Borgersen]

Will be planting an area with Asclepias tuberosa and a couple of rows of sunflowers along the Eastern fenceline.

I knew all along what Asclepias tuberosa was ( ) but, I figured I'd look it up for those of you who may not be as knowledgeible as Bobby and myself.

Asclepias tuberosa is a species of milkweed native to eastern North America. It is a perennial plant growing to 0.3–1 metre tall, with clustered orange or yellow flowers from early summer to early fall. The leaves are spirally arranged, lanceolate, …

Your welcome everyone!

[Bobby Bass]

Will be planting an area with Asclepias tuberosa and a couple of rows of sunflowers along the Eastern fenceline.

I knew all along what Asclepias tuberosa was ( ) but, I figured I'd look it up for those of you who may not be as knowledgeible as Bobby and myself.

Asclepias tuberosa is a species of milkweed native to eastern North America. It is a perennial plant growing to 0.3–1 metre tall, with clustered orange or yellow flowers from early summer to early fall. The leaves are spirally arranged, lanceolate, …

Your welcome everyone!

Yup, you got me there Lee. The plants are also known as Butterfly Weed but here at Lake Iwanttobethere we just call them Purdy Flowers!