While cleaning up your yard during late summer, consider building a simple butterfly log to help hibernating visitors.
The top layer protects hibernating butterflies from rain and snow. The thinner the logs the more cavities there are to attract wintering butterflies.
Put the log pile in the shade. Plant nectar shrubs close to it this fall. If you already have the nectar producing plants, place the winter pile close to them.
All butterflies have to have shelter from rain, snow, wind and other weather elements. Also, they require a safe place to roost at night.
By constructing a butterfly log pile, you are giving butterflies a helping hand in your own back-yard.
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