Sothern Colorado Pollinator Paradise

28/01/2022

This is amazing!!! Let’s get to work Colorado!

09/11/2021

Doing some late evening pollinator planning with for this spring!!! It’s all coming together!

07/11/2021

Last year, the number of western monarch butterflies wintering on the California coast reached a record low, alarming conservationists. But this year, unofficial counts show the iconic insects returning to their winter haunts by the hundreds and thousands."We are overjoyed that migratory monarch but...

16/07/2021

These two pupae are the exact same species! Both Black Swallowtails, one formed on the plant, one formed on the enclosure! Can you guess which is which?

10/07/2021

Here we go! Monarch madness is upon us & egg laying is going on! Have you seen any showing up?

06/07/2021

Let’s not let this happen in Colorado!

Inside humankind’s emotional attachment to monarchs—and how we might put that to work

28/06/2021

They are here! Welcome the first round of Monarchs to Colorado!
Also shout out to for the awesome donation to this project! They are a staple business down in Manitou Springs with some of the best gems, fossils and crystals in Southern Colorado!!! We love that bumblebee Jasper they have!

27/06/2021

The honey bee isn’t the only thing buzzing around this pollinator habitat in Cimarron Hills!
Who is visiting your flowers?

24/06/2021

Meet your neighbors! The Variegated Fritillary, Euptoieta claudia, are starting to show up! While migrating north these beauties will lay eggs on pansies, violets, and violas on the way. The caterpillars, who look like the could fit in at a rock show, have an intimidating appearance but it’s all for show. This is to deter potential predators who might want them as a snack. Their most impressive phase(in my opinion) is the chrysalis. With the look of mother of Pearl mixed with leopard print they are always best dressed!
Have you seen any popping by your habitats?
The caterpillar and chrysalis photos are not our own.

02/06/2021

When people ask what they can organically do to control weeds I show them my favorite tools. My hands and a garden knife! Right after a nice rainstorm is the best time to get those deep taproots out of the soft soil, and not a single pollinator was harmed! Plus the chickens got an awesome treat of bind weeds!
Put down the spray bottle and let’s get dirty!

18/05/2021

The Star Lilies, Leucocrinum montanum, are in bloom! And the native bees are loving them!!! What early spring flowers do you have putting on a show in your yard?