Posies and Pollinators
Why we need to protect Monarch Butterflies
http://theplate.nationalgeographic.com/2014/09/23/jose-andres-why-we-need-to-protect-monarch-butterflies/
Outreach and educational materials about Pollinators
http://www.fws.gov/pollinators/pollinatorpages/outreach.html
The Xerces Society is a nonprofit organization that protects wildlife through the conservation
of invertebrates and their habitat
http://www.xerces.org/pollinator-conservation/
Free Milkweed seeds, purchase live plants and information
https://www.livemonarch.com/free-milkweed-seeds.htm
Harvesting milkweed seeds
https://monarchbutterflygarden.net/harvest-milkweed-seeds-no-fluff/
Fall planting milkweed seeds
https://monarchbutterflygarden.net/fall-planting-milkweed-10-steps/
Storing seeds
http://bugout.news/2015-11-09-heres-a-little-primer-on-storing-seeds.html
Milkweed plug request form from MonarchWatch.org
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1I9lFB__ZQYS9OCgjUkc8PtuncEUPWsXaHpNuVmeCtVI/viewform?edit_requested=true
Best plants for a pollinator garden
http://www.sunset.com/garden/flowers-plants/plants-pollination
http://www.pollinator.org/guides.htm
http://www.foxleas.com/flower_shapes.htm
Lowe's colorful guide to establishing a Hummingbird and Butterfly Garden
http://plantguide.lowes.com/FlutterColorHome.aspx
North American Pollinator Protection Campaign
http://www.pollinator.org/pollinators.htm
Gardens with Wings - Information About Butterflies, Caterpillars & Plants
http://www.gardenswithwings.com/index.html
The Million Pollinator Gardens Challenge
http://www.xerces.org/blog/are-you-up-for-the-million-pollinator-garden-challenge/
How to make a bee hotel
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/media/build-your-own-bee-hotel/?ar_a=1
http://www.opalexplorenature.org/Beehotels#/0
http://www.foxleas.com/bee_house.htm
http://www.inspirationgreen.com/insect-habitats.html
How to make a safe bee watering hole
http://makezine.com/2015/03/31/make-safe-watering-hole-bees/
http://www.glenn-apiaries.com/beepond.html
http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/make-watering-hole-bees-your-bee-friendly-garden.html
Using farm bill programs for pollinator conservation
http://www.xerces.org/guidelines/using-farm-bill-programs-for-pollinator-conservation/
http://theplate.nationalgeographic.com/2014/09/23/jose-andres-why-we-need-to-protect-monarch-butterflies/
Outreach and educational materials about Pollinators
http://www.fws.gov/pollinators/pollinatorpages/outreach.html
The Xerces Society is a nonprofit organization that protects wildlife through the conservation
of invertebrates and their habitat
http://www.xerces.org/pollinator-conservation/
Free Milkweed seeds, purchase live plants and information
https://www.livemonarch.com/free-milkweed-seeds.htm
Harvesting milkweed seeds
https://monarchbutterflygarden.net/harvest-milkweed-seeds-no-fluff/
Fall planting milkweed seeds
https://monarchbutterflygarden.net/fall-planting-milkweed-10-steps/
Storing seeds
http://bugout.news/2015-11-09-heres-a-little-primer-on-storing-seeds.html
Milkweed plug request form from MonarchWatch.org
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1I9lFB__ZQYS9OCgjUkc8PtuncEUPWsXaHpNuVmeCtVI/viewform?edit_requested=true
Best plants for a pollinator garden
http://www.sunset.com/garden/flowers-plants/plants-pollination
http://www.pollinator.org/guides.htm
http://www.foxleas.com/flower_shapes.htm
Lowe's colorful guide to establishing a Hummingbird and Butterfly Garden
http://plantguide.lowes.com/FlutterColorHome.aspx
North American Pollinator Protection Campaign
http://www.pollinator.org/pollinators.htm
Gardens with Wings - Information About Butterflies, Caterpillars & Plants
http://www.gardenswithwings.com/index.html
The Million Pollinator Gardens Challenge
http://www.xerces.org/blog/are-you-up-for-the-million-pollinator-garden-challenge/
How to make a bee hotel
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/media/build-your-own-bee-hotel/?ar_a=1
http://www.opalexplorenature.org/Beehotels#/0
http://www.foxleas.com/bee_house.htm
http://www.inspirationgreen.com/insect-habitats.html
How to make a safe bee watering hole
http://makezine.com/2015/03/31/make-safe-watering-hole-bees/
http://www.glenn-apiaries.com/beepond.html
http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/make-watering-hole-bees-your-bee-friendly-garden.html
Using farm bill programs for pollinator conservation
http://www.xerces.org/guidelines/using-farm-bill-programs-for-pollinator-conservation/
Beekeeping
Colony Collapse Disorder
http://www.ask.com/wiki/Colony_collapse_disorder
Flow Hive - Honey on Tap - new design for beehive provides easy access to honey
http://www.honeyflow.com/
Keeping bees using the Top Bar Beekeeping Method
http://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/keeping-bees-top-bar-beekeeping-zmaz09onzraw.aspx?PageId=1
Make your own Honey Cow - Top Bar Bee Hive
http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-your-own-Honey-Cow-Top-Bar-Bee-Hive/
American Beekeeping Federation
http://www.abfnet.org/
British Beekeepers Association
http://www.bbka.org.uk/
Natural Beekeeping Australia
http://www.naturalbeekeeping.com.au/naturalbeekeeping.html
http://www.ask.com/wiki/Colony_collapse_disorder
Flow Hive - Honey on Tap - new design for beehive provides easy access to honey
http://www.honeyflow.com/
Keeping bees using the Top Bar Beekeeping Method
http://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/keeping-bees-top-bar-beekeeping-zmaz09onzraw.aspx?PageId=1
Make your own Honey Cow - Top Bar Bee Hive
http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-your-own-Honey-Cow-Top-Bar-Bee-Hive/
American Beekeeping Federation
http://www.abfnet.org/
British Beekeepers Association
http://www.bbka.org.uk/
Natural Beekeeping Australia
http://www.naturalbeekeeping.com.au/naturalbeekeeping.html
Raising Monarchs
Monarch Butterflies - Egg to Butterfly
http://www.instructables.com/id/Monarch-Butterflies-Egg-to-Butterfly/
Rearing Monarchs without OE (Ophryocystis elektroscirrha, a parasite that infects monarch and queen butterflies)
http://monarchparasites.uga.edu/rearingwithoutOE/volunteer%20rearing/volunteer_rearing.html
Monarch Butterfly Garden - gardening blog filled with tips, ideas, and resources on feeding and raising monarchs
https://monarchbutterflygarden.net/
http://www.instructables.com/id/Monarch-Butterflies-Egg-to-Butterfly/
Rearing Monarchs without OE (Ophryocystis elektroscirrha, a parasite that infects monarch and queen butterflies)
http://monarchparasites.uga.edu/rearingwithoutOE/volunteer%20rearing/volunteer_rearing.html
Monarch Butterfly Garden - gardening blog filled with tips, ideas, and resources on feeding and raising monarchs
https://monarchbutterflygarden.net/
Good Reads
Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Collins, 2012 - a beautifully written novel that highlights the changing migratory patterns of Monarch butterflies, and how the arrival of the butterflies in a small town changes countless lives.
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, Viking, 2002 - In this coming-of-age novel set in the South in the 1960's, the main character, a run-away teen, is taken in by a trio of African-American beekeeping sisters.
In and Out of the Garden by Sara Midda, Workman Publishing, 1981 - Midda's sweet book of small garden-themed paintings will delight every gardener, and non-gardeners, too.
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, Viking, 2002 - In this coming-of-age novel set in the South in the 1960's, the main character, a run-away teen, is taken in by a trio of African-American beekeeping sisters.
In and Out of the Garden by Sara Midda, Workman Publishing, 1981 - Midda's sweet book of small garden-themed paintings will delight every gardener, and non-gardeners, too.