First Monarch Eggs for the Year
As I look out the window at the snow covered fields and the snow lazily falling, it seems like summer is a long way off, but then I look at the calendar and know that Wish Upon A Butterfly needs to start gearing up for the 2011 butterfly season. Lots of plans are in the works to make this year (keep tuned) an even more exciting year than last year. Our Monarchs have laid their first Monarch eggs for the year. Soon there will be the lots of little caterpillars hatching out and lots of little caterpillars to feed. The Painted Ladies pupae are about ready to emerge to start laying...
Read MoreButterfly Farming in December
It is that time of year again. It is time to start planting seeds so we have lots of host plants to feed our caterpillars this spring. If you had told me that I would be planting Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) 10 years ago, I would have told you were crazy. You must have a lot of respect for this plant. As a butterfly farmer, I have come to appreciate this plant. It will let you know if you come in contact with it. Your hands get that feeling as if they were asleep and just waking up. That feeling of a million needles pricking your hands. We now have this plant growing in abundance around...
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