Yes, but not only. In my garden I wage war on weeds (i.e. unwanted plants) but I do grow lots of bee-friendly horticultural plants. There are plenty to choose from.
That’s great @Papi Jo 😊 but the point the OP was making is that as well as providing nectar sources for the adults, we need to provide food plants for the larval stages of all pollinating insects ... moths, butterflies etc ... not just nectar for bees.
Without the caterpillars there’ll be no butterflies ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Without the caterpillars there’ll be no butterflies ...
Totally agree, Dove, that's why in my garden I also provide food for caterpillars, especially but not exclusively those caterpillars which will give lovely butterflies, such as the Papilio machaon!
Papilio machaon caterpillar feeding on Ruta graveolens foliage.
It looks like this has passed the 10,000 mark which means the government will issue a response. A long way to go before it hits the parliamentary debate milestone though.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
The jist of it seems to be that the government respects the role of these weeds in the eco system and doesn't want them eradicated but also will fine you if they're found to be growing on your land and you're not stopping them spreading by eradicating them
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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Without the caterpillars there’ll be no butterflies ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
"Because of the General Election, the closing date for the petitions you signed has changed. All petitions now have to close at 00:01am on 6 November. This is because Parliament will be dissolved, which means all parliamentary business – including petitions – will come to an end until after the election. This means the petitions site will be closed and people will not be able to start or sign petitions.
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