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World Bee Day 2024

World Bee Day – May 20, 2024

– A safe habitat provides bees with the resources they need to survive, including abundant pollen and nectar sources, nesting sites, and shelter. 

White Faced Capuchin Monkey

Going Wild in Costa Rica

Going Wild in Costa Rica

– by Erika Ravnsborg

– Costa Rica brings its own unique magic with the local flora and fauna found in various parts of the country. 

Butterfly

Learn About Butterflies Day 2024

Learn About Butterflies Day – March 14, 2024

– The lifecycle of a butterfly is in four stages: egg, caterpillar, pupa and adult butterfly.

Monarch Butterfly

Western Monarch Day 2024

Western Monarch Day – February 5, 2023

– #WesternMonarchDay

– The endangered Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is endemice to North America.

Honeybees

National Honey Bee Day 2023

National Honey Bee Day – August 19, 2023

– Honeybees fly at a speed of over 25km per hour and beat their wings over 200 times per second.

Bee

Don’t Step on a BEE Day 2023

Don’t Step on a BEE Day! – July 10, 2023

– Bees have two stomachs – one stomach for eating and the other special stomach is for storing nectar collected from flowers or water so that they can carry it back to their hive.

Bee on Flower

World Bee Day 2023

World Bee Day – May 20, 2023

– Without the actions of pollinators like the busy bee species around the world, agricultural economies, our food supply, & surrounding landscapes would collapse.

Butterfly

Learn About Butterflies Day 2023

Learn About Butterflies Day – March 14, 2023

– Some butterflies live 2 – 4 weeks. Other live for only 1 day and others can live up to 9 months.

Arachnid

Save A Spider Day 2023

Save a Spider Day – March 14, 2023

– Common to all 40,000 species of spiders is that they all spin silk.

Monarch Butterfly

Western Monarch Day 2023

Western Monarch Day – February 5, 2023

– #WesternMonarchDay

– The endangered Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is endemice to North America.

Honey Bee

National Honey Bee Day 2022

National Honey Bee Day – August 20, 2022

-The queen honey bee is about twice the length of a worker.

-She may lay as many as 2000 – 3000 eggs per day.

Moth

National Moth Week 2022

National Moth Week – July 23 – 31, 2022

– Moths don’t just fly at night. There are many brightly coloured day-flying moths.

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