Butterfly Gardening 101 - Tips on How to Attract Butterflies
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- Опубліковано 12 лип 2024
- Learn How to Attract More Butterflies to Your Garden! In this episode of the Butterfly Farmer, John shares some tips on how to proved a great butterfly habitat, and explains why both flowers and host plants are important. Enjoy these tips and facts about butterflies and butterfly gardening!
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The Butterfly Farmer || Explore the wonderful world of butterflies with John - a professional butterfly farmer in the Southeast. John gives viewers a close-up look at these amazing creatures utilizing his several butterfly houses. John has the added bonus of unexpected creatures showing up at his doorstep - you never know what may happen!
Thank you! Awesome video about host plants! I grew fennel for the first time and was so upset they were getting eaten by big caterpillars, but was thrilled when I found out they were swallowtails.
Definitely a “grow and they will come” kind of scenario!
my 7 and 8 year old daughters stumbled upon your video. Thanks alot... lol I am going to have to start our own butterfly garden this spring 2020. In all seriousness thanks for the very informational video
Thanks, your comment makes me happy! I hope you all enjoy your butterfly garden!!
Any update on the garden? Hope it was succesful!
I put in extra dill plants in my herb garden for the black swallowtail.
And they thank you!
Great! I already have some dill in my garden, about to buy more ☺️
@@excusemeum....8053 black swallowtails will also use cilantro too! I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen it two seasons in a row. Happy gardening!
Great video. Very to the point. No fluff. Super helpful.
Keep up the great work. Your hard work will pay off soon. I love learning about butterfly's and moths as they were my favourite creatures as a kid.
Another great video...Thank you!
I have many questions! It would be awesome if you could hit these in a video, but beggars can't be choosers.
1) What got you into the business? I'd like to hear more of a personal story.
2) What mistakes did you make when first starting out?
3) Did you start small and work your way up or dump a large investment into it?
4) In this video, you say a good place to start is milkweed for the monarch, but because of it's prolific spread isn't that actually a bad business choice or were you suggesting that as training wheels so people can build a system first?
5) I'm reading that there's no real college education for this so people are basically winging it and sharing info. How connected (or how frequently) do you actively seek out or do others seek advice out from you? Do you and other farmers help each other out? Are there any big industry "ups and downs" that affect everyone in a given year? Is the biggest issue just the regional weather?
6) A website I found said that butterfly farming is highly regulated in the US and you can only ship 9 different species across state lines, does that mean farmers basically have to target the local market? I ask because I love this idea for more of a retirement job in a few decades and my initial thoughts were "well if there are areas of the country where butterflies are vanishing (because pollinators are so important), I'd like to build a cradle of life for that species and help replenish it." How naive or impractical is that? I don't want to accidentally introduce an invasive species like the chameleons in Florida or Cane toads in Australia.
7) I'm also very curious about the nature of your clients. Are they farmers who need pollination? Researchers?
8) Do you ever get consultations with local researchers and scientists that want to study a specific breed more? ( in other words, collaboration?)
9) I live abroad at the moment, but I originally hail from Arizona. If I want to have a multi-species setup, would I need to live in a climate more akin to yours (very green and conducive to life?).
10) Also, what kind of square footage is your farm and how much does the square footage of your greenhouse impact profitability (if you are willing to share)? Unless I were to own my own chunk of land in rural nowhere, most homes are regulated by HOAs, so starting up with a mini-greenhouse might not even be viable if it's taller than the fence. Is an "open-air farm" possible? What if I set up some shading and misters for limited climate control?
Thank you for taking time to share, the info was very useful.
I am glad it was helpful!
Thank You❤️🦋
Wonderful video, amazing memory! There are so many different butterflies. Amazing! If at ever possible could you explain visually the difference between the butterfly families? For a novice it feels very hard to tell butterflies apart!
That's a good idea for a video. I will try to do something on that this summer. Thanks!
Your cup analogy is great. Well done.
Thanks!
I loved this video, thank you!
Glad you liked it!!
Thanks!!
Very informative 🦋🦋🦋🦋
Great video and info!!
Fantastic video
Gm thanks for this video I love butterfly's that come and set on my leg really love them ☮️ Linda j
🙏 Peace and blessings
Greetings from Dallas Texas.
👍 Great information!.Thank you,,
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There're citrus plants for hungry caterpillars of Mormon Swallowtail in my backyard. Also mango trees for Baron butterfly, soursop trees for Tailed Jay butterfly, and weeping fig trees for Crow butterfly.
Loving this series, caught the segment on Simply Southern this morning. Will be making notes for when we redo the landscaping.
We have a blank slate due to renovations and totally wrong/huge existing landscaping removed. Come spring I want to do as native as possible and in the northern Alabama area in your and Dillon's vicinity. I'm hoping to attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Society garlic is supposed to grow up here but not having much luck finding anyone who's heard of it. In S Florida we put it around patio/BBQ areas as they flower pretty, attract butterflies, and seem to at least help some with mosquitos. Any suggestions on good landscape person that is knowledgeable in what is native/draught tolerant species? Hubby and I grew up in Miami area and Keys so definitely not native here.
Great content! But would be more helpful to show thumbnails of the species (butterfly) you list for each plant you are naming. Keep up the great work!
That is a good idea! I am hoping to do a more in depth video on host plants and will definitely include that.
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Hi John, time for you to read Bringing Nature Home by Doug Tallamy. :)
I would really just like to have a lot of caterpillar and Butterfly supporting plants on the perimeter of my property versus an actual habitat. Living here in Louisiana, can you recommend some plants that are not going to require maintenance that I can plant on our brushline?
I enjoyed the content, but I subscribed because you dropped out of that tree like a boss.
I'll take that lol.
Hello! I have been wondering about your experiences with feeding giant Swallowtail caterpillars Rue. Will they always eat it?
New subscriber here😛
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I live in Central Georgia and just found this video. Is it too late in the summer to plant any of these host plants?
Never too late! A lot of the trees and shrubs are best to be planted in the fall.
I live in 10b Florida. Could you suggest plants which will grow in 4 -5 hours of sun and heavy shade? Should I put the fermented fruit in the sun or shade?
For host plants I would recommend Pipe-vines, Spicebush, Wild Lime, Pawpaws and maybe some kinds of cassias. The fermented fruit is best in full shade.
Hey, I live in Germany. Could some give me a small list for plants that I need to have Mourning cloacks (I want especially rarer butterflies) in my Garden. It would be great to have plants that do not need extensive treatement because I am often not at home. Thanks
Can we develop butterfly habitat in temperate region with high rainfall area . Altitude - 6000ft (2100m). Nice video informative for the learner.
Yeah!!! Just research the butterflies in your area and their needs. Then provide those needs. If you dont have enough space, you can always use containers 😁
A huge well stocked butterfly garden ...completely devoid of butterflies. Are they still in the caterpillar stage?
I love butterfly's they are so beautiful, I have hollyhocks and I butterfly's fly's like them?
Hollyhock is a host plant for painted ladies
Thanks for vital information. Am interested to construct a butterfly home at my village in Panjpir, District Swabi of KP, Pakistan.
Can you pl guide me step by step things to do.
I don't have much experience with butterflies in Pakistan, but I would try to answer any questions you might have.
I live in suburban Chicago. I have lots of shade. Which host plants do you recommend?
I would go with some of the trees and shrubs. Hoptree, Wild Cherry, Willow, Elm, and Sassafras. If you have enough sun Milkweed, Parsley and Dill are also a good bet.
@@thebutterflyfarmer1509 No room in the shade for trees and shrubs. Any plant ideas?
Great but what plants for a northern climate. Particularly that aren't invasive...
What do sunflowers and Jessamine Carolina atteact? Hiw di O atteact the purple butterflies?
I had some brassicas last summer. The Monarch caterpillars destroyed them. How effective is milkweed? Can I still have brassicas or should I just grow milkweed. The brassicas were meant to provide human food, not monarch food 😊
They were probably not Monarchs if they were eating brassicas. Monarchs are actually pretty picky and will only eat plants in the milkweed family.
Butterfly bush is invasive in many states. Please check before you plant. Plants native to your area will support insects throughout their life cycle. No caterpillars, no butterflies. And we need the other insects that native plants feed. That's what birds feed to their chicks.
I’m back for another update of your beautiful garden. I’ve been very busy in my garden. Im glade I found time to check In with you. I appreciate the information you’ve shared. It’s helped me a lot. I also post garden videos. I hope we can connect and keep learning from each other.
If you cut the top half of Jake jiggilihalls head and the bottom half of will Farrells head you get the butterfly guy!
Is there anything I can do to attract more butterflies other than planting the right plants? Should I provide some water, for example?
Some species of butterflies do like mud puddles, but in general they get all the water they need from the flower's nectar. Here is a good article if you do want to provide a puddling spot in your garden. dengarden.com/gardening/How-to-Host-a-Puddle-Club-Party
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@@butterflyvlogs944 Very nice!
With all due respect and all of us love those beautiful creatures are butterflies why can you show the picture in relationship to the plant for that particular species it would have been so helpful I know your brain smart a lot of us we haven't seen all that many different butterflies so in the future can you show a picture that is in relationship to the plant thank you
@Treva, That is a great idea! I wish we would have thought of it for this video. I will definitely keep that in mind for the future. Thanks for the feedback!
I stay in India and by any chance can you suggest which plants will be best in this country which can attract butterflies the most?
I would look for flowers like I showed in the video. As for host plans, feel free to post a list of butterflies you are hoping to attract and I will try to find their host for you.
I want to attract tiger swallow tails what plants do I need and do they have a season and if so what is it I live in south Florida are they rare down here because I never see them but I have rarely is there something I can do to attract them.
Wild chery, Willow there are others, but I can't remember. Remember those are host plants
Tigers will eat sweet bay magnolia and tulip poplar. Basically, trees are needed for tigers so you'll need space
@@thecrystalbuds Yeah, just buy one in a large enough pot, or take cuttings if one and grow them all in one big container, and trim them so they don't get too big and overcrowd one another.
I'm worried my 2nd season in butterfly bush JUST started blooming. It's mid-August, WTH, butterfly bush???
At least the fall is the best time of the year to provide food for wild butterflies. There are less good wild flowers so they will love your bbush even more.
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Let me watch video in slow motion and see if I can find any butterflies 🦋 flying around 😀
Make more content, please.
can we find moarchs on calotropis plants?
I know some types of Calotropis will definitely work as a host plant, but I am not sure if they all will. Calotropis gigantea has actually become one of the favorite host plants for butterfly farmers in FL. What type are you thinking about using? I will be glad to see if I know about individual species.
@@thebutterflyfarmer1509 i am from india and the calotropis plant found here is calotropis gigantea,which has medium size broad leaves and pink-lavender flowers
@@strangeknight4974 That is an excellent host plant for the Monarch. I know the North American monarch (Danaus plexippus) is not native to India, but a similar specie Danaus chrysippus is. Good luck with your butterfly adventure!
@@thebutterflyfarmer1509 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUPPORT
Hello, I hope that you are doing well. Would you please consider mentoring me when it comes to butterfly gardening ?
Like a shout out in a video, or were you thinking something else?
@@thebutterflyfarmer1509 sorry I made a typo, I just fixed it
@@nessawithsmiles I would be glad to help you however I could.
How you deal with ants in the plate of fermented fruits? Any one knows?
I actually use a hanging plate, so the ants can't get to it as easy. I hang them from a tree branch about 4 feet off the ground. I hope that helps!
How about milkweed
Play this back on 0.75 speed to hear what’s going on
Can I ask where do you live?
Those are not daylilies those are Asiatic lilies.
Doesn’t the fermented fruit attract raccoons and rats?
Your content is misleading. I'm currently setting up a pollinator garden and one of the worst things you can plant is butterfly bush. All species are from Asia not North America, so the ONLY thing they provide is nectar. They don't provide food for the caterpillars or any other helpful addition to the garden.
Butterfly bush still provide a wonderful source of food for adult butterflies. It's good to have host plants too, but the adults need to eat too.
All those plants and not one butterfly flew through the camera. The proof is definitely not in the pudding. :/
No one should promote the invasive butterfly bush.