Quote:
I plant dill just for the tiger swallow tails. They lay their eggs on it and the caterpillers love it. When I first moved to Colorado in 1982 there were butterflies everywhere. Now I feel lucky to see 1 or 2 each summer. I havent seen a monarch in at least 15 years. I dont know what happened to them but it scares me that so many butterflies and bumble bees are just flat missing. Seems like something bad must be happening to the environment. I plant specifically for bees and butterflies and birds in my yard to try and offer safe habitat for them.
I plant dill just for the tiger swallow tails. They lay their eggs on it and the caterpillers love it. When I first moved to Colorado in 1982 there were butterflies everywhere. Now I feel lucky to see 1 or 2 each summer. I havent seen a monarch in at least 15 years. I dont know what happened to them but it scares me that so many butterflies and bumble bees are just flat missing. Seems like something bad must be happening to the environment. I plant specifically for bees and butterflies and birds in my yard to try and offer safe habitat for them.
