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This is not Ragweed, this is Canadian Goldenrod which does not cause allergies but blooms about the same time

And this is why you let it grow...

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August 25, 2026 at 10:49 PM
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This new England aster is absolutely buzzing

#NativePlants for #NativePolinators

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September 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Is there anything cuter than bees squeezing into flowers? Bee and beardtongue #bloomscrolling #nativeplants #nativepolinators #homegrownnationalpark #gardening #mentalhealth
June 27, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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They really do find the cutest beds 😴

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Bombus impatiens, common eastern bumblebee, asleep on a red and orange marigold
September 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Once all the shrubs I've planted this year get larger I'm hoping to be able to enjoy this without all the road noise

But still beautifully peaceful over in the wildflower area

#Monarch #NativePolinators
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July 31, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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Bumble brought some friends

#NativePolinators #BloomScrolling #GardenSky 🌻🐝🐝🐝🐝
Multiheaded sunflower covered in bumblebees
September 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Sasha doesn't understand why I always pause to watch this NE Aster this time of year,

But she hasn't really figured out spicy sky nuggets yet

Smooth coated collies are know more for their beauty...

#NativePlants #NativePolinators
#DogSky #CollieLove #GardenSky 🐝
September 16, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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Guys, while I appreciate being together also means you're never really alone in the garden,

Watering flowers while covered in bees is not helping my reputation with the locals

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July 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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Canadian goldenrod, full of ants which are an oft forgotten but important native polinator, as well as a bumblebee

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Lovely yellow Canadian Goldenrod, Solidago canadiensis
August 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Sleepy bumble on a single petal dahlia

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Red grown from seed dahlia with a bumble bee feeding on it's nectar Various other plants behind as this is on my back porch
August 15, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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I had a tumble 😫

I'm okay but I fear the most of this winter sowing won't be as it was surface sow

Stupid foot, stupid ice

#WinterSowing #NativePolinators #GardenSky ❄️
January 27, 2026 at 10:12 PM
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The biggest bumble I've ever seen!

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I'm assuming this is a queen bumble, she's huge on this french marigold! I had to hold the strm because it was windy
September 10, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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🐝

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Bumble bee on some St. Johns Wort, one of it's favourite flowers
July 26, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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I'm no distraction from the all-you-can-eat buffet

That little stretch 🥰

(Sorry about the shake, it's breezy)

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August 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Bumble has a friend this morning

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2 bumblebees on a sunflower
August 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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This Dahlia had a buddy

#Dahlia #BloomScrolling
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No variety dahlia I got from dollarama, its a full yellow Tucked in between the petals is a bright red native ladybug
August 16, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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Good morning friend

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Bumble bee emerging from a squash flower after grabbing some pollen The flower is slightly wet because I had just dunked it in soapy water to knock off the cucumber beetles Exactly why I put in the extra effort of manual removal, this won't hurt the bee at all
July 23, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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A very welcome visitor!

I saw our first monarch arrive just a couple days ago but couldn't get a clear photo then

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Monarch butterfly resting ok a wild grapes If you look at the white box, you'll see it
July 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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#GardenSky 🌱

#PlantNative #FeedTheBees #NativePolinators

You can do a lot with small spaces to help our natural world rebound & thrive!
sarahmackattack.bsky.social Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · May 26
Just added 7 native plant species to my attempt at an all-container pollinator garden, spanning my sidewalk, my neighbor’s sidewalk, & my backyard.

16 species total at the moment.

Front now has 9 native (+ 3 non-native) species & back has 11 native (+ 2 non-native) species.

Bon appetite, bugs 👩🏻‍🍳
9 pots and a little free library in front of Sarah’s tan house with green shudders. Nothing is flowering at the moment, it’s all green. You can see common milkweed, swamp milkweed, lavender, mums, bee balm, brown eyed Susan.
May 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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My late planted sunflowers are starting to open,

Hottest spot in town!

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2 bumble bees on a large rich orange sunflower Sorry but I'm not sure the variety! I have to find the package (I save all my old ones for a year in case of this) I'm pretty sure its from veseys but what it says on my tag doesn't match anything on their site I'll come back and reply with the name when I find it A different sunflower from the same plant with another 2 bumble bees on it
September 2, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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Popular spot!

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#GrowYourOwn
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2 bumblebees in a squash flower A honey bee had tried to enter too before finding it full
August 20, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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I've had the same phone wallpaper for at least 6 years, yes I just changed it

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Two monarchs chasing each other, past a couple tall black pine trees
July 31, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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Thesis posted by the UofO studying adult Monarch butterfly weight & fat gain based on available plants

As we've long now known, butterfly bush (budlia) is junk food

This also shows they prefer white aster, but echinacea (coneflower) & goldenrod are best

More in alt

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Text copied of original post from another social media site, link to study at the bottom A graduate student examined which nectar plants are best for monarchs Hi everyone - I just finished going through a thesis of a Masters student at Univ. of Ottawa that was recently uploaded by the university, and I'll provide a quick note about it here. As I mentioned at the outset, the student had performed some experiments to see which plant species provides the most value to ADULT monarchs. The student had placed adult monarchs in cages, both inside and outdoors, along with different species of nectar plants. The student then weighed the monarchs after a week, plus examined how much fat was inside the monarchs (back in the lab). This is an oversimplification for brevity. The results of this are in the graphs below. Of the six plant species examined, two stood out as providing the most bang for the buck, in terms of the mass of the monarch, plus, the amount of fat in the monarch - solidago (goldenrod) and echinacea. Interestingly, butterfly bush was one of the worst. Another interesting point - the plant that monarchs most visit in that region, according to naturalist sightings, is Symphyotrichum ericoides, or White heath aster, yet that plant did not provide the best nutrition. This shows how we really should not be relying solely on "which plants we see monarchs on" to determine which ones are important. There was much more to the thesis. Collectively, these findings are of importance in terms of supporting and conserving the fall migration, as they give some concrete data on which plants should be conserved/planted, especially in the northern regions. link to the online thesis - https://ruor.uottawa.ca/server/api/core/bitstreams/ac586637-91a3-45a6-869c-ac6fd308a920/content
October 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Dog wanted to walk in the pasture this morning, so I got to check out other polinators enjoying the Canadian Goldenrod

I don't mind wasps at all when they're out here!

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Orange & brown butterfly, I'm not sure what species but I think it maybe a red admiral Baldfaced hornet The yellow jackets near the house seem to have gotten the message and moved out Honey bee
August 26, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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I'd love to bring some sunflowers into the house, but I just can't bring myself to

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September 6, 2026 at 1:57 PM