tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28181742.post7423163920627608832..comments2023-06-12T05:55:07.263-07:00Comments on Through the Garden Gate: Western Tiger Swallowtail on 'Bowles Mauve' ErysimumChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18302315913537345598noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28181742.post-24612171263605477422010-05-19T11:52:21.549-07:002010-05-19T11:52:21.549-07:00It must be the weather. I had tons of ladybugs las...It must be the weather. I had tons of ladybugs last year and just a few so far this season. My clover and vetch are full of bees though,so many I can hear them wHen I walk out the back door.Ron McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203734009516093940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28181742.post-3014391001124194872010-04-09T16:01:42.136-07:002010-04-09T16:01:42.136-07:003,000! Remarkable. What a lovely idea for a birthd...3,000! Remarkable. What a lovely idea for a birthday party. I bought some at OSH once to share with my students when I was teaching preschool. It amazed me how the most active students could sit so transfixed for so long.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18302315913537345598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28181742.post-87894933460074045112010-04-08T12:40:09.540-07:002010-04-08T12:40:09.540-07:00Maybe I stole your ladybugs?! I hope not! We rel...Maybe I stole your ladybugs?! I hope not! We released over 3000 of them last year for my daughters' birthday party (the kids LOVED it). Normally the ladybugs are gone within a day or so, but I think we actually had some that stuck around and moved into our lot!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03056395799217097118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28181742.post-83254625667936131952010-04-05T19:15:51.660-07:002010-04-05T19:15:51.660-07:00Carri and HappyM - Thank you!
I have noticed qu...Carri and HappyM - Thank you! <br /><br />I have noticed quite a few bees here as well, Carri.<br /><br />The ladybug population seems to be getting off to a slow start, however. I have had only a few sightings to date. <br /><br />Both seem odd to me since ladybugs were abundant here last year and I have heard we are in the midst of a bee population crisis. <br /><br />Perhaps the apparent ladybug shortage is due to only intermittent warm weather. I can't wait for Spring to really arrive, not just tease us as it has so far!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18302315913537345598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28181742.post-8163123253047975892010-04-01T10:49:45.471-07:002010-04-01T10:49:45.471-07:00Gorgeous! I haven't seen a butterfly yet on o...Gorgeous! I haven't seen a butterfly yet on our property- just an abundance of ladybugs and bees. Just a matter of time I hope.....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03056395799217097118noreply@blogger.com