Yvonne Wilson
4/21/2020 7:41 AM
I learned that pollinators do not have to just be the bees. I had a 45 minute presentation on the habitat for butterflies from the Hitchcock Center in Iowa. I learned how I can start a pollinator garden in my own backyard, even in the city. I am not held to one type of pollinator, I can attract several species. Some butterflies will head south for the winter, but other butterflies stick it out in Nebraska and need plants and coverage to survive here. The yellow swallow tail sticks it out and hibernates in Nebraska. I would love to have the coverage for them to make it through the fall and winter in my backyard.
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Melanie Stewart 4/21/2020 12:23 PMThis is great! I was also surprised at how many insects/pollinators hibernate here. I've also recently learned to wait to clean up my garden beds to help them---no only leaving plants in the winter, but waiting until its consistently over 50 before cutting anything back so they have a protective place when the temps drop. Now I leave stems behind for carpenter bees too!