Protect Our Pollinators

It’s Easy Being Green, Just Say No   By Dennis L. Patton, M.S., County Horticulture Agent, K-State Research and Extension/Johnson County “Protect our pollinators!” has become a mantra in the…

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Milkweed Seed Collecting Time is Just Around the Corner

I noticed yesterday that my butterfly weed plants (Asclepias tuberosa) have pods.  They’re not ready to harvest just yet, but soon.  Collecting milkweed seeds is an important way we can…

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Do you know about Pollinator Week?

Brought to you by: www.pollinator.org Pollinator Week will take place June 16 – 22, 2014 Background of Pollinator Week Pollinator Week was initiated and is managed by the Pollinator Partnership.…

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Save the Monarchs

SAVE THE MONARCH MIGRATION – ONE BUTTERFLY AT A TIME – PLANT MILKWEED Monarch butterfly numbers are at an all time low and many pollinators are declining as well. The…

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Disappearing Honey Bees

Since the mid 2000s, honey bees have been mysteriously disappearing all throughout the world, leaving the future of much of the world’s food supply in question. The decline of bees…

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Fall berries are bounty for birds

With the shortening days of late summer giving way to fall, most people notice a substantial decline in activity at their feeders. This time of year Mother Nature provides a…

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