Possibly Fall's best landing pads of deliciousness
Bumbles
Skippers
Locust Borer (
Megacyllene robiniae)
Green Sweat Bee
More Bumbles
Honeybee from neighbor's hive
They might all want to watch out for this Ambush bug (subfamily
Phymatinae), which waits to prey on all of the
Goldenrod visitors!
Goldenrods provide a big flower show each year and any insect that needs pollen and nectar is sure to be found visiting.Today after a week of rain I stood in the garden and could see hundreds of insects stopping by their golden blooms! You can't ask for a better wildlife valuable plant when it comes to fall wildflowers and when you combine them with the ex-asters, you get beauty and happy pollinators.
xoxogil
PS If you want to
provide for fall pollinators you must plant landing pads of deliciousness like
Goldenrods and other wildflowers and you must never, ever, ever, ever, use pesticides in your garden. I mean never!
Gail Eichelberger is a gardener and therapist in Middle Tennessee. She loves wildflowers and native plants and thoroughly enjoys writing about the ones she grows at
Clay and Limestone. She reminds all that the words and images are the property of the author and cannot be used without written permission.
