The St. Charles Park District, in its efforts to support native pollinators, erected this bee house early this summer. It is located behind the Hickory Knolls Discovery Center. The structure was immediately adopted by a number of native bees. You can make a smaller version of this house by stuffing native plant stems into a
Bee, Butterfly, Moth, Pollinators, Wasps
Farmers—those with livestock in particular—have a saying: Some days you step in it, some days you don’t. Today, as summer wanes, I’d like you all to remember that phrase and take it to heart. Because there’s a seasonal form of unpleasantness out there, and the last thing I’d want to hear is that someone has
Insect, Wasps, Yellowjackets