Grow Milkweed Plants Podcast
Peak Monarch Breeding Season - 009

August is peak breeding season for monarch butterflies. Milkweed is tall as your head. Caterpillars are chomping away at leaves. Start planning next year's butterly garden today. 

Facebook groups mentioned:
The Beautiful Monarch Open Group - Admin Holli Webb Hearn
Raising Butterflies and Moths for Conservation Closed Group - Admin Mona L. Miller
Grow Milkweed Plants Public Group - Admin (me) Brad Grimm

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Building a habitat for bees using dry milkweed stalks

1. Collect dry stalks from last seasons milkweed.

2. Shorten to the ideal length for bees 6"-8"

3. Collect into a convient native bee habitat.

Monarch livery on a 737, What would you design?

If given a blank slate to design a paint job(livery) on a Boeing 737, What would you design? If there are any artist's out there I may need your help! Grab a crayon, paintbrush or computer & design your best monarch & milkweed livery. As a long-term goal I would like to work with Southwest Airlines to put a beautiful butterfly in the air.

​Livery design by
​@JBtheExplorer 

Livery designed by @JBtheExplorer

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