Pollinators

August 25, 2022

Hello friends! I have been wanting to put out this post about pollinators on the button bush for weeks but I didn’t really have much to write about it. So I decided to make it an extra post of photos only. If you are a paid subscriber you will recognize this format from my weekly “Photo Drop” posts. If you are a free subscriber and have been wondering what the extra paid posts are like, this is a sample.

These photos all came from one day in July. A big buttonbush was in full bloom and the skippers and bees enjoyed every minute of it. I’ve seen skippers before - and I don’t yet know how to identify the varieties among them - but I’ve never seen dozens and dozens of skippers before. I watched them share these “flowers” for an hour. It’s amazing to watch how native plants support the world around them.

My favorite photos not already posted from the day of the buttonbush:

Skipper butterfly

So many pollinators they were sharing

Bees are amazing

Full curl-i-cue probiscus

Skipper close up

Many kinds of bees

Hope you enjoyed this view into the world of a buttonbush in bloom. May your day be blessed with exactly the right kind of “pollen” to fill you.