Pollenators

August 19, 2025

Counting bugs with kids

Here was a small thing, but it might be a big thing. Grandkids, 9 and 5 years, went into our yard for a Bug Count. Equipment: pencil, paper and clipboards. Time: ten minutes Process: explain that the bees will not bother them if they just look. Also showed how to count with hash marks. Result: Continue reading

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August 8, 2025

You think your lawn is a space, but to pollinators it is the equivalent of pavement. We have some natives as well as annuals in our yard. The bumble bees and butterflies love our hyssop. Later they will be all over the asters. In an 18 inch row along our driveway we cast wild flowers. Continue reading

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July 19, 2025

Some Prairie Pollenators

Here are some friends we my et at Perrot State Park while camping. We also saw several species of dragonflies who were too busy to pose. Continue reading

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