Miami University Butterfly Gardens

05/08/2018

You're worried about the wrong bees!
It's our wild bees that need help. Keeping European honeybees will NOT help our native bees, but planting native plants will.
Learn more! FREE ONLINE BOOK: LINK:https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5306468.pdf
Or order a paperback copy here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/bee-basics-introduction-our-native-bees-pamphlet

04/24/2018

Don't use pesticides. Native plants and beneficial insects bring life to your yard. Ninety-six percent of terrestrial birds rear their young on insects, and caterpillars are a particularly important food source. -Doug Tallamy
More info here: http://blog.nwf.org/2015/04/chickadees-show-why-birds-need-native-trees/

04/19/2018

Bring life to your yard! Plant native! LINK: http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/bfly/american_snout.htm

04/09/2018

Learn about our native bees with this great online book.
LINK:https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5306468.pdf

04/05/2018

Xerces.org lists native pollinator plants for each area of the country and they're organized by bloom time. We need to have a diverse range of natives with lots of different bloom times to feed the wild, native bees as they emerge. LINK: https://xerces.org/pollinator-conservation/plant-lists/

03/25/2018

Do you have a Wild Ones chapter in your area? Wild Ones organization promotes landscaping of native plants and natural landscapes. Native plant community - Education & Advocacy Organization. Wild Ones is a non-profit organization that promotes preservation, restoration and establishment of native plants. LINK: https://www.wildones.org/connect/chapters/

03/25/2018

Monarch butterflies are -- quite literally -- a force of nature.

11/25/2017

Pollination: it's vital to life on Earth, but largely unseen by the human eye. Filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg shows us the intricate world of pollen and pollinators with gorgeous high-speed images from his film "Wings of Life," inspired by the vanishing of one of nature's primary pollinators, the hone...

11/17/2017

https://www.facebook.com/MTreesLA/photos/a.173878502764484.1073741828.173873829431618/868858093266518/?type=3

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11/17/2017

https://www.facebook.com/nancy.solomon.94/posts/10152545237892153

The migratory population of monarch butterflies is plummeting and well-meaning efforts by enthusiasts may be contributing to its plight.

11/15/2017

https://www.facebook.com/dan.garber.16/posts/1755827971126481