Sun 7 Mar 2010
Butterflies Belly Up to the Bar
Posted by Nicole under Fun and Games
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Mona Miller, the “Butterfly Lady”, just sent over her secret recipe for attracting butterflies and it’s the perfect time to give it a try! This time of year, Mourning Cloaks, Question Marks and Commas can often be seen. They overwintered as adults in the leaf litter and will be out looking for some sweets to nectar on as well as some sunshine to warm their bodies.
So to make this special blend, you’ll need:
- A ripe banana
- A swig of dark rum
- A spoonful of Molasses
Simply mix the ingredients together and put it out on a plate or other flat surface in the sun so the butterflies can get to it. You may need to take it in at night so raccoons and other animals don’t get into it.
Mona writes, “Viceroys, Admirals, Question Marks, Commas, Hackberry, Red Spotted Purples, Wood Nymphs are the butterflies that I have seen butterfly bar hopping.”
Mona’s Secret Butterfly Recipe
(revised by E. Ebert)
Butterfly Recipe Ingredients
A ripe banana
A swig of dark rum
A spoonful of Molasses
Before mixing the ingredients together, taste the rum to be sure it is of the highest quality.
Beat the banana and add one table of molasses. Taste the rum again.
Place the mixture on a plate and toss it out in the sun. Sit outside with a glass of rum and coke and watch them eat.
“You may need to take it in at night so raccoons and other animals don’t get into it”—Or, just eat it yourself while enjoying another rum and coke and start over the next day.
Great idea!
Thanks Mona.