Bee City USA Charleston

11/28/2023

Give to a good cause today!

As you're scrolling those Cyber Monday sales today...don't forget to that tomorrow is ❤ GIVING TUESDAY ❤, one of the biggest days of the year for nonprofit organizations like ours! We'll be sharing all the ways you can help us Support Pollinators tomorrow, but you don't have to wait - you can donate any day 😉☺️

For the 🐝 and the 🌎 ➡️ www.thebeecause.org/donate

11/28/2023

We love reuse ideas like this!

Do not throw away your mascara wands. Instead, clean the wands with dawn soap, place them in a ziploc bag and mail them to a Wildlife Refuge accepting donations. These little wands are able to be upcycled to clean away oil, larvae, fly eggs, mites, infections, mud and other contaminants from wildlife. Works great for medical care and wound treatment

Pick your refuge to mail to:
Appalachian Wild
P.O. Box 1211
Skyland NC 28776
OR
Wildlife Wands
P.O. Box 1586
Southwick, MA 01077

11/28/2023

Here at Live in Love we have been working to raise awareness on issues around the world and share uplifting posts since 2013. We appreciate all of your support! :)

Learn how this small page & community is reaching more and more people each month through ranked.ai : https://account.ranked.ai/r/YGV8MG

11/28/2023

To provide you with quicker access into the park during the Holiday Festival of Lights and shorter wait times for attractions such as Santa and the train, we’ve identified "Green", "Yellow" and "Red" nights.

You can enjoy a quieter visit and maximize your savings on a "green" night. More information: https://bit.ly/400bAyT

11/15/2023

Keep spreading the word to make use of fall leaves. This eco-beneficial habit is catching on!

https://empressofdirt.net/stop-raking-fall-leaves/

11/15/2023

11/15/2023

Monarchs are overwintering and the annual Western Monarch Count community science effort is underway! Hundreds of volunteers and partners are signed up to count butterflies at over 200 overwintering sites. We're grateful!

The Thanksgiving count began on November 11 and will run through December 3. Several key sites are starting off with roughly half the numbers they had at this time last year. These initial counts, along with other lines of evidence from the breeding season and severe storms last winter, forecast a smaller population of overwintering monarchs than last winter.

We anticipate a Thanksgiving count higher than the lowest ever counts (2018-2020) but lower than the most recent counts (2021-2022). However, it's still early and we hope the butterflies may yet surprise us.

Restoration projects are planned at several overwintering groves, which we're thankful for. We've also identified a new overwintering site this year. Time will tell what else is in store for this season, and we'll keep you updated!

Learn more about the Western Monarch Count at westernmonarchcount.org

11/14/2023

Snow isn't the only white fluff you may see flying by. Milkweed seeds are dispersed by the wind and each plant can produce hundreds of seeds! While milkweed plants are the only food source for monarch caterpillars, some birds eat milkweed seeds and even use the fluff in nests and winter roosts!

📷 Courtney Celley/USFWS

11/13/2023