Bumblebee population increases 116 times over in 'remarkable' Scotland rewilding project

[Farmer-Rick]

1. I have a small farm that proves this true

For other insects too.

It's like a strip of land with 2 neighbors who pasture cattle and horses on either side of me. Their pasture land is barely supporting the animals. It's definitely over grazed. And they use industrial strength weed killer on their fences.

On the other hand, I try very hard to be organic and natural in all my field management. No petroleum based pesticides, no round up, no artificial fertilizers and no over grazing. (I have lichen everywhere but it stops at my side of the fence. On their side there is no lichen weird ...)

I have watched swarms of butterflies (flutter? They may have been monarchs) land on my maple trees. They will flutter back and forth inside my fence line. At first I thought they were leaves blowing off the trees....but there was no wind.

Then in one swarm, about 15 minutes later, they will fly up in a column. Straight up. None of them go to my neighbors' property. They just stop on my property. This has happened 3 times that I have been able to witness.

Insects do know where it's safe. And even a small strip of land in the middle of nowhere can be a safe haven for them.

I also have a ton of bumblebees. They love my saffron flowers in the fall. The carpenter bee is the most efficient pollinators of the passion flower and the flower vine grows all over....especially in the chicken field...don't know why it likes the chicken fields.