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Source: dogsareloveon4legs.com

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Fun fact:
Only the queens survive winter. When spring returns, we start new colonies all on our own — from scratch! 🌸
So if you find me resting late in the season, please leave me there. I’ve chosen that spot with care.

#BumblebeeQueen #SaveTheBees #LeaveTheLeaves #PollinatorFriendly 🐝

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Please don’t:
❌ Burn leaves or garden waste
❌ Over-clean your yard
❌ Disturb compost heaps — we often rest there!

Posted by Gardening Tips & Tricks:
Here’s how you can help me survive:
✅ Leave some leaf piles untouched in quiet corners
✅ Keep old tree stumps or logs — they make great shelters
✅ Avoid heavy raking or digging up the soil
✅ Let parts of your garden stay “a little wild”

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CARTOON OF THE DAY

(From @mluckovichajc)

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ALL I NEEDED WAS ONE WINTER:
A single dry stem.
Three months of peace.
Then I would’ve flown in May.
You saw garden waste.
I was a butterfly waiting for my wings. 🦋💔

#ButterflyProtection #AutumnGarden #LeaveTheStems #InsectConservation #Biodiversity #Butterflies #WildGarden #NatureProtection

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WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN INSTEAD:
✓ Leave perennials standing until April
✓ Dry stems = winter hotels for life
✓ Let compost rest from October to March
✓ “Messiness” = survival

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THE TRAGIC IRONY:
You plant “bee-friendly” flowers in spring—
but kill the butterflies in autumn.

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WHAT DIED INSIDE ME:
Not just me.
My wings that never flew.
The flowers I never pollinated.
The joy you never saw.

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NOVEMBER = MONTH OF DEATH FOR US:
💔 You cut back all the perennials
💔 You discard the “dead” stems (we live inside them!)
💔 You turn the compost (we’re pupating there!)
💔 A “tidy” garden = zero butterflies next year

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WHAT YOU DIDN’T KNOW:
Butterfly chrysalises overwinter inside dry plant stems
Autumn gardening = generations wiped out
Every cut plant = a potential chrysalis destroyed
Compost piles = mass graves for overwintering insects

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MY STORY:
I was a caterpillar in August.
Found the perfect dry stem in October.
Cocooned myself for the winter.
Dreamed of wings in spring.
Then you came with your pruning shears.

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🦋 You thought you were cleaning up.
But you threw me away before I could fly. 💔

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