Flower Hill Farm Retreat https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com B&B, Retreat, Vacation Rental Flower Hill Farm in Williamsburg MA Western Mass 20 minutes outside of Northampton MA 413-268-7481 Sat, 17 May 2014 15:59:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.13 183435305 Snowdrops and Returning Birds Announce Our Real Spring https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/snowdrops-and-returning-birds-announce-our-real-spring/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=snowdrops-and-returning-birds-announce-our-real-spring https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/snowdrops-and-returning-birds-announce-our-real-spring/#respond Wed, 09 Apr 2014 04:28:00 +0000 http://staging.caroldukephotography.com/snowdrops-and-returning-birds-announce-our-real-spring/   Spring is finally here in Western Massachusetts!      Snowdrops are ringing their tiny white bells.   Bees are answering their chimes.  The woodcocks have returned along with the Phoebes and Tree Swallows.  Robins are singing at dusk and dawn.  It is a wonderful season.  I just finished my butterfly page for the new […]

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]]> https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/snowdrops-and-returning-birds-announce-our-real-spring/feed/ 0 5217 Flower Hill Farm Butterflies of 2012 ~ Red-spotted Admiral https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/flower-hill-farm-butterflies-of-2012-red-spotted-admiral/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flower-hill-farm-butterflies-of-2012-red-spotted-admiral https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/flower-hill-farm-butterflies-of-2012-red-spotted-admiral/#respond Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:24:00 +0000 http://duke.itabix.com/flower-hill-farm-butterflies-of-2012-red-spotted-admiral/ Later on in this merry month of April, here in Western Massachusetts, Red-spotted Admirals Limenitis arthemis, who survive the cold winter and foraging birds, will awaken from their overwintering third larva stage. Flower Hill Farm has many of the preferred larva host plants or trees.  The sleeping caterpillars, mimicking bird droppings, may be hiding out in some of […]

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]]> https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/flower-hill-farm-butterflies-of-2012-red-spotted-admiral/feed/ 0 137 Flower Hill Farm Butterflies of 2012 ~ Red-spotted Admiral https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/flower-hill-farm-butterflies-of-2012-red-spotted-admiral-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flower-hill-farm-butterflies-of-2012-red-spotted-admiral-2 https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/flower-hill-farm-butterflies-of-2012-red-spotted-admiral-2/#respond Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:24:00 +0000 http://staging.caroldukephotography.com/flower-hill-farm-butterflies-of-2012-red-spotted-admiral-2/ Later on in this merry month of April, here in Western Massachusetts, Red-spotted Admirals Limenitis arthemis, who survive the cold winter and foraging birds, will awaken from their overwintering third larva stage. Flower Hill Farm has many of the preferred larva host plants or trees.  The sleeping caterpillars, mimicking bird droppings, may be hiding out in some of […]

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