Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Pipevine Swallowtail Butterflies And a Hummingbird Feast On Crimson Bee Balm Wildflowers


Video: Butterflies and Hummingbirds Love Crimson Bee Balm


Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly on Crimson Bee Balm Wildflower
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly on Crimson Bee Balm Wildflower

Its late summer wildflower and butterfly season and I found a nice colony of Crimson Bee Balm (Monarda didyma) in a mucky area along a mountain stream. Pipevine Swallowtails with the characteristic 7 orange spots on the underside of the wings and a few Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds were feasting on the nectar. Bee Balm is called many things including: crimson beebalmscarlet beebalmscarlet monardaOswego tea, or bergamot. It is in the mint family and has a long history of medicinal use - usually in tea form. To find a large wild natural colony of this striking wildflower is quite a treat.

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