While we don’t have a beehive and we are not yet beekeepers (maybe someday), we do attract some honeybees in the summer with all of the flower and vegetable blooms. Features:  Honeybees are about 1/2 inch long, are oval shaped, have antennas and stingers. They are golden yellow with brownish black stripes or bands. If […]
Garden Wildlife
Red Admiral Butterflies
Well I think all butterflies are pretty. The Red Admiral Butterfly does not disappoint! Here is a fun fact – they are people friendly and may land on you! It hasn’t happen to me – at least not yet! Features: Red Admirals have black and brown wings with orange-red bands and white spots. Their wing […]
Two-Spotted Tree Cricket
Even though I hear crickets out in the yard, this is the first year that I actually saw a cricket. It wasn’t just any cricket – it was the Two-Spotted Tree Cricket! Features:  This type of cricket has a reddish body and a tan wings and legs. The female has two black spots on its wings. […]
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