Adventures of a Honey Bee Veterinarian
A little over a week ago I was watering at the school garden when I spotted a tiny little caterpillar munching away on an equally tiny milkweed seedling that had volunteered to be a part of my pollinator paradise. Even though the caterpillar was perfectly suited to it's current selection of host plants, I was... Continue Reading →
We left off on our monarch adventure with a 5th instar caterpillar in a J-hang position ready to head into the next phase of his or her life cycle. You can read about how I started on this journey of raising monarchs in Part 1 of the series (https://doctorb.blog/2019/08/06/raising-monarchs-part-1/) and the first two life stages... Continue Reading →
I have had the monarchs for a little over a week and to say the change in them has been huge would be an understatement! (to read about what got me into this project and why monarchs are important click here: https://doctorb.blog/2019/08/06/raising-monarchs-part-1/). Every morning, after my cup of coffee is ready, I go out on... Continue Reading →
Last weekend I received a message from a woman in my town, who may just be as passionate as I am when it comes to protecting our pollinators. She wanted to know if I would be interested in raising monarchs. Ummm - yeah! Count me in! This is something she has been doing for years,... Continue Reading →
Yesterday was a unicorn day - a rare and magical moment in time when all 3 of my kids played together in peace ALL DAY. There was no arguing on what to play; no shouts of "Mom!" or "that's not fair"; they simply moved from one activity to the next in a fluid motion with... Continue Reading →
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