Butterfly Recipes - Wildlife Gardeners

Teresa · 04-07-2009, 08:42 PM

I wanted to share a few Butterfly Recipes, though many of you probably have most of these already:

Monarch Tempura
3 dozen Monarch butterflies
(Just kidding! Keep reading. . .)

Salt/Mineral Puddlestop from Jim Donovan
(Please credit him if you share this--he was very generous to share this with me and I wouldn't want him to think it's unappreciated!)
1 lb of soil 1
[strike]cup of salt[/strike](see post #2 below)
2 cups of wood ash
You can modify the concentrations and see what works best in attracting butterflies.
Since it is high in salt do not place it directly on any plants.
(This is meant to be kept moist in a shallow container.)

Butterfly Paint
1 very ripe, mashed banana
1 bottle of beer
¼ c. molasses
Mixed together and painted on trees or left in shallow dishes, this will attract butterflies in daytime and moths at night. It's also a great decoy for wasps, bees and flies during picnics.

Butterfly Brew
1 bottle of beer
1 banana
2-4 Tablespoons of brown sugar/molasses
½ cup of raisins
2-4 apple slices
Homogenize the mixture in a blender and store it in a loosely capped bottle for several days. Once the mixture has fermented it is ready for use. For moths, liberally brush on tree trunks. To attract butterflies, soak a sponge in a bowl and place it in broken sunlight or open shade. A slight breeze will broadcast the aroma.

I have a few more, but I've got to find them. . .
Hopefully others will have different recipes to share
Teresa

Teresa · 04-07-2009, 08:55 PM

Oops!
I was just informed that salts are no longer recommended for butterflies.
Sorry about that,
Teresa

Stoloniferous · 04-08-2009, 08:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Teresa

Monarch Tempura
3 dozen Monarch butterflies
(Just kidding! Keep reading. . .)

:eek: ROFLMAO!

Equilibrium · 04-08-2009, 01:55 PM

Another person making a funny! This is great. You are going to be keeping everyone on their toes.

joepyeweed · 04-08-2009, 03:44 PM

That first recipe is exactly what came to my mind, when I saw the title of this thread.

TheLorax · 04-08-2009, 09:08 PM

You got me. I read the Monarch Tempura and my first thought was to leave this thread very fast. I leaned in for a closer look and read 3 dozen monarch butterflies and gasped. You must be a professional writer to get people to stick their faces into their screens to see if what they're reading is for real. I am very interested in your butterfly brew. Thanks for giving us the recipe.

biigblueyes · 04-08-2009, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Equilibrium

Another person making a funny!

Seeeeee, this is such a fun place we keep attracting more and more interesting people. . .

Leslie · 04-09-2009, 10:10 PM

LOL ... I'm going to try these. How long to they "keep"?

LadySapphire22 · 04-10-2009, 11:36 AM

Love it

I saved the recipes, thanks for sharing this information.

Lupine · 04-18-2009, 08:00 AM

Going to try the "paint" today. i saw my first butterfly thursday in the garden !

04-07-2009, 08:42 PM	#1
Teresa Salamander Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Annapolis, MD	Butterfly Recipes I wanted to share a few Butterfly Recipes, though many of you probably have most of these already: Monarch Tempura 3 dozen Monarch butterflies (Just kidding! Keep reading. . .) Salt/Mineral Puddlestop from Jim Donovan (Please credit him if you share this--he was very generous to share this with me and I wouldn't want him to think it's unappreciated!) 1 lb of soil 1 [strike]cup of salt[/strike](see post #2 below) 2 cups of wood ash You can modify the concentrations and see what works best in attracting butterflies. Since it is high in salt do not place it directly on any plants. (This is meant to be kept moist in a shallow container.) Butterfly Paint 1 very ripe, mashed banana 1 bottle of beer ¼ c. molasses Mixed together and painted on trees or left in shallow dishes, this will attract butterflies in daytime and moths at night. It's also a great decoy for wasps, bees and flies during picnics. Butterfly Brew 1 bottle of beer 1 banana 2-4 Tablespoons of brown sugar/molasses ½ cup of raisins 2-4 apple slices Homogenize the mixture in a blender and store it in a loosely capped bottle for several days. Once the mixture has fermented it is ready for use. For moths, liberally brush on tree trunks. To attract butterflies, soak a sponge in a bowl and place it in broken sunlight or open shade. A slight breeze will broadcast the aroma. I have a few more, but I've got to find them. . . Hopefully others will have different recipes to share Teresa

04-08-2009, 01:55 PM	#4
Equilibrium Official Plant Nerd Join Date: Dec 2008	Another person making a funny! This is great. You are going to be keeping everyone on their toes. __________________ "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss

04-08-2009, 09:08 PM	#6
TheLorax Unicellular Fungi Join Date: Nov 2008	You got me. I read the Monarch Tempura and my first thought was to leave this thread very fast. I leaned in for a closer look and read 3 dozen monarch butterflies and gasped. You must be a professional writer to get people to stick their faces into their screens to see if what they're reading is for real. I am very interested in your butterfly brew. Thanks for giving us the recipe. __________________ "In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; we will understand only what we have been taught." -Baba Dioum, Senegalese ecologist

04-09-2009, 10:10 PM	#8
Leslie Salamander Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Olympia, WA	LOL ... I'm going to try these. How long to they "keep"? __________________ Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. -- Kahlil Gibran

04-10-2009, 11:36 AM	#9
LadySapphire22 Heron Join Date: Nov 2008	Love it I saved the recipes, thanks for sharing this information. __________________ Lady S There can be no other occupation like gardening in which, if you were to creep up behind someone at their work, you would find them smiling. ~Mirabel Osler

04-07-2009, 08:55 PM	#2
Teresa Salamander Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Annapolis, MD	Oops! I was just informed that salts are no longer recommended for butterflies. Sorry about that, Teresa

04-08-2009, 03:44 PM	#5
joepyeweed Heron Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Central Illinois	That first recipe is exactly what came to my mind, when I saw the title of this thread.

04-18-2009, 08:00 AM	#10
Lupine Unicellular Fungi Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Little Canada, Minnesota	Going to try the "paint" today. i saw my first butterfly thursday in the garden !

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