Eastern Tiger Swallowtails at Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve

https://islandinthenet.com/eastern-tiger-swallowtails-bowmans-hill/

The bees love the bee balm, Monarda fistulosa.

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A bumble bee on the Bergamot bee balm, and a few other pollinators too.

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Pollinator plant bed update. The purple coneflowers and bergamot bee balm have started to bloom The anise hyssop has had flowers for a week or so. There are still giant pansies and Johnny jump ups blooming and lots of blue borage and calendula getting flowers.

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The hyacinths make a nice colorful almost circle.

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Mostly rudbeckia hirta with the anise hyssop, purple coneflower, and bergamot bee balm around it. The rudbeckia was planted in exactly one fifth of the circular bed.

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Bombus huntii on the Bergamot bee balm this morning.

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Bombus nevadensis loves the bergamot bee balm.

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This rudbeckia is a bit unruly.

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A mix of black-eyed Susan's and Purple coneflowers with some bee balm and anise hyssop too.

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