The Karner Blue Butterfly, no larger than a man’s thumbnail, is one of our most beautiful butterflies. And it is an endangered species. Without some careful loving care of their environment these little butterflies are on their way to becoming extinct.
We have Karner Blues at Roshara. Our farm is located in a band that stretches across central Wisconsin where the wild lupines grow—and where the Karner Blue Butterfly is found.
Usually the Karner Blue butterfly has two hatches a year. In April the first caterpillars hatch from eggs laid the previous year. Here is the catch. These little caterpillars feed only on lupine leaves. About mid-May, the Karner Blue caterpillar turns into a little cocoon-like chrysalis. And from this chrysalis emerges the adult butterfly by the end of May and into early June.
The adult butterflies mate, lay eggs in June on or near lupine plants, and hatch in a week or so with a new crop of caterpillars. And within about three weeks, by July, we see the summer’s second generation of Karner Blues. These adults lay eggs, which will not hatch until the following year.
Lupines like full sunshine, so to keep our lupine patch alive and well—and the population of our Karner Blue Butterflies growing, we are constantly removing brush and volunteer trees. Lupines thrive on sandy acidic soil. We have not planted a single lupine seed. We bought our farm 50 years ago and I noticed a small patch of the plants at that time. Today we have about three acres of lupines and each year the patch grows larger.
The Karner Blue Butterfly adult will feed on the nectar of several flowering plants. But, alas, the Karner Blue caterpillar only feeds on Lupine leaves. So—no Lupines, no Karner Blues.
THE OLD TIMER SAYS: Sometimes the littlest of the nature’s creatures can be the most beautiful—and too often the most vulnerable.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Friday July 7, 7:30, Village Booksmith, Baraboo, WI
Wednesday, July 12, 7:00 p.m. Middleton Public Library. Launch of Sue’s and my new book: OLD FARM COUNTRY COOKBOOK.
Wednesday, July 26, (time to be announced) Patterson Memorial Library, Wild Rose. Central Wisconsin launch of OLD FARM COUNTRY COOKBOOK.
Saturday, July 29, 1:00 p.m. Symco Thresheree , Symco, WI
Purchase Jerry’s DVDS and his Books from the Patterson Memorial Library in Wild Rose, Wisconsin (a fundraiser for them):
The library now has available signed copies of Jerry’s DVDs:
Emmy Winner, A Farm Winter with Jerry Apps (based on The Quiet Season book.)
Jerry Apps a Farm Story (based on Rural Wit and Wisdom and Old Farm books.)
The Land with Jerry Apps, (based on the book Whispers and Shadows.)
Also available are several of Jerry’s signed books including: Jerry’s newest nonfiction book, Never Curse the Rain, and his newest novel, The Great Sand Fracas of Ames County. Also available are Wisconsin Agriculture: A History,
Roshara Journal (with photos by Steve Apps) and Telling Your Story—a guide book for those who want to write their own stories.
Contact the library for prices and special package deals.
Patterson Memorial Library
500 Division Street
Wild Rose, WI 54984
barnard@wildroselibrary.org
www.wildroselibrary.org
920-622-3835
The Karner Blue Butterfly, no larger than a man’s thumbnail, is one of our most beautiful butterflies. And it is an endangered species. Without some careful loving care of their environment these little butterflies are on their way to becoming extinct.
We have Karner Blues at Roshara. Our farm is located in a band that stretches across central Wisconsin where the wild lupines grow—and where the Karner Blue Butterfly is found.
Usually the Karner Blue butterfly has two hatches a year. In April the first caterpillars hatch from eggs laid the previous year. Here is the catch. These little caterpillars feed only on lupine leaves. About mid-May, the Karner Blue caterpillar turns into a little cocoon-like chrysalis. And from this chrysalis emerges the adult butterfly by the end of May and into early June.
The adult butterflies mate, lay eggs in June on or near lupine plants, and hatch in a week or so with a new crop of caterpillars. And within about three weeks, by July, we see the summer’s second generation of Karner Blues. These adults lay eggs, which will not hatch until the following year.
Lupines like full sunshine, so to keep our lupine patch alive and well—and the population of our Karner Blue Butterflies growing, we are constantly removing brush and volunteer trees. Lupines thrive on sandy acidic soil. We have not planted a single lupine seed. We bought our farm 50 years ago and I noticed a small patch of the plants at that time. Today we have about three acres of lupines and each year the patch grows larger.
The Karner Blue Butterfly adult will feed on the nectar of several flowering plants. But, alas, the Karner Blue caterpillar only feeds on Lupine leaves. So—no Lupines, no Karner Blues.
THE OLD TIMER SAYS: Sometimes the littlest of the nature’s creatures can be the most beautiful—and too often the most vulnerable.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Friday July 7, 7:30, Village Booksmith, Baraboo, WI
Wednesday, July 12, 7:00 p.m. Middleton Public Library. Launch of Sue’s and my new book: OLD FARM COUNTRY COOKBOOK.
Wednesday, July 26, (time to be announced) Patterson Memorial Library, Wild Rose. Central Wisconsin launch of OLD FARM COUNTRY COOKBOOK.
Saturday, July 29, 1:00 p.m. Symco Thresheree , Symco, WI
Purchase Jerry’s DVDS and his Books from the Patterson Memorial Library in Wild Rose, Wisconsin (a fundraiser for them):
The library now has available signed copies of Jerry’s DVDs:
Emmy Winner, A Farm Winter with Jerry Apps (based on The Quiet Season book.)
Jerry Apps a Farm Story (based on Rural Wit and Wisdom and Old Farm books.)
The Land with Jerry Apps, (based on the book Whispers and Shadows.)
Also available are several of Jerry’s signed books including: Jerry’s newest nonfiction book, Never Curse the Rain, and his newest novel, The Great Sand Fracas of Ames County. Also available are Wisconsin Agriculture: A History,
Roshara Journal (with photos by Steve Apps) and Telling Your Story—a guide book for those who want to write their own stories.
Contact the library for prices and special package deals.
Patterson Memorial Library
500 Division Street
Wild Rose, WI 54984
barnard@wildroselibrary.org
www.wildroselibrary.org
920-622-3835
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The Karner Blue Butterfly, no larger than a man’s thumbnail, is one of our most beautiful butterflies. And it is an endangered species. Without some careful loving care of their environment these little butterflies are on their way to becoming extinct.
We have Karner Blues at Roshara. Our farm is located in a band that stretches across central Wisconsin where the wild lupines grow—and where the Karner Blue Butterfly is found.
Usually the Karner Blue butterfly has two hatches a year. In April the first caterpillars hatch from eggs laid the previous year. Here is the catch. These little caterpillars feed only on lupine leaves. About mid-May, the Karner Blue caterpillar turns into a little cocoon-like chrysalis. And from this chrysalis emerges the adult butterfly by the end of May and into early June.
The adult butterflies mate, lay eggs in June on or near lupine plants, and hatch in a week or so with a new crop of caterpillars. And within about three weeks, by July, we see the summer’s second generation of Karner Blues. These adults lay eggs, which will not hatch until the following year.
Lupines like full sunshine, so to keep our lupine patch alive and well—and the population of our Karner Blue Butterflies growing, we are constantly removing brush and volunteer trees. Lupines thrive on sandy acidic soil. We have not planted a single lupine seed. We bought our farm 50 years ago and I noticed a small patch of the plants at that time. Today we have about three acres of lupines and each year the patch grows larger.
The Karner Blue Butterfly adult will feed on the nectar of several flowering plants. But, alas, the Karner Blue caterpillar only feeds on Lupine leaves. So—no Lupines, no Karner Blues.
THE OLD TIMER SAYS: Sometimes the littlest of the nature’s creatures can be the most beautiful—and too often the most vulnerable.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Friday July 7, 7:30, Village Booksmith, Baraboo, WI
Wednesday, July 12, 7:00 p.m. Middleton Public Library. Launch of Sue’s and my new book: OLD FARM COUNTRY COOKBOOK.
Wednesday, July 26, (time to be announced) Patterson Memorial Library, Wild Rose. Central Wisconsin launch of OLD FARM COUNTRY COOKBOOK.
Saturday, July 29, 1:00 p.m. Symco Thresheree , Symco, WI
Purchase Jerry’s DVDS and his Books from the Patterson Memorial Library in Wild Rose, Wisconsin (a fundraiser for them):
The library now has available signed copies of Jerry’s DVDs:
Emmy Winner, A Farm Winter with Jerry Apps (based on The Quiet Season book.)
Jerry Apps a Farm Story (based on Rural Wit and Wisdom and Old Farm books.)
The Land with Jerry Apps, (based on the book Whispers and Shadows.)
Also available are several of Jerry’s signed books including: Jerry’s newest nonfiction book, Never Curse the Rain, and his newest novel, The Great Sand Fracas of Ames County. Also available are Wisconsin Agriculture: A History,
Roshara Journal (with photos by Steve Apps) and Telling Your Story—a guide book for those who want to write their own stories.
Contact the library for prices and special package deals.
Patterson Memorial Library
500 Division Street
Wild Rose, WI 54984
barnard@wildroselibrary.org
www.wildroselibrary.org
920-622-3835
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