Garden Vlog: Raising Monarch Butterflies
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 มิ.ย. 2015
- Garden Vlog, Raising Monarch Butterflies. Whew, it's a long vlog today!!! Hey guys! Just a peek into what's happening in the garden and our hobby of raising monarch butterflies. It all started with one tropical milkweed plant in our garden, we noticed the monarchs loved it and we loved them, so we planted more. Before we knew it there were tons of caterpillars everywhere... but we were running out of milkweed and it's the only plant they eat. So while we're waiting for our milkweed regrowth and planting more, we started bringing the hungry caterpillars inside and going out on milkweed runs to find more around the island. When you bring in other milkweed that you didn't grow, just make sure it wasn't sprayed with chemicals. One sign of good safe milkweed, is if there are other fat healthy caterpillars already eating there, along with other bugs, aphids, etc.
By raising monarchs from eggs in a safe controlled environment, they have a 90% chance of survival, completing their life cycle and making it to a healthy adult butterfly. In the wild, fighting to avoid oe spores, parasites and predators, their chance of survival rate drops to 10% or less.
Once the monarch eggs and caterpillars turn into healthy adult butterflies, we release them outside. :)
xo,
Christine - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
I can watch your videos all day long. Watching a real life "Hungry Caterpillar" in action.
You are so nurturing and knowledgeable with the eggs it's amazing to watch. I hope you use the pictures, make it into a book and publish it for young children.
MsMalika64 Childrens book. What a great idea!
Hi Yes that's what I was thinking that too about a book with the pictures of her own butterflies in it
Better than National Geographic!!!! Enjoyed this. Very calming.
Christine and Michael, this brought tears to my eyes and joy to my heart..the passion and tenderness that you two show towards nurturing and saving this beautiful species, without poison is breathtaking, you are doing so much to help the environment with that little piece of paradise that you have created, for the butterfly, the bees, the birds, and spiders, and everything in between..Love you guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lily raven living with the nature is true life. Since 2005 i have created butterfly garden in my home. It gives immense pleasure to see them and shooting photos and videos . Happy butterflying.
You and Michael are such sweet and gentle souls. Your videos remind me to look for beauty all around me, not just in superficial material things, thank you.
WOW, camera quality is amazing!
It is so warmhearting to know that we can all try and be advocates for these lovely creatures....I chuckled when I saw the lengths you both went through to find milkweed....I scurry around saving eggs and newly emerged swallowtails on their hosts plant...bless you both!!
Discovery channel has got nothing on you! I learned so much about monarchs from this video!
I am just so impressed with your life. It seems so peaceful and happy. I think you have found how to truly live.
Petal_of_Red very true.living with nature is the true life. I do. I have created butterfly garden in my home too since 2005. Seeing them , shooting photos and videos gives lots of pleasure....
Christine, I've enjoyed all of your videos, but this is my favorite. I love that both you and Michael have such gentle, loving souls. Thank you for sharing your love of nature, your love for one another, and your daily lives.
I literally get soooo happy when you post a new video!!!😆😆😆
Me too 😄😄🍓
Me too!
Thank you for sharing! I always fine it a privilege to assist and witness Gods amazing creatures! What a blessing!
Anna B AMEN
living with the nature is true life. Since 2005 i have created butterfly garden in my home. It gives immense pleasure to see them and shooting photos and videos . Happy butterflying.
Thanks so much, you guys. Christine, your gentleness with these little creatures is remarkable.
I'm glad you are back. I missed your wonderful videos. Today's was amazing...thank you.
What your doing is great, your so patient and careful...Daycare, that's so cute...thank you for helping the Monarchs :), Sandy (Dan Lee's wife)
Christine, You lead the most fascinating life and film the most fascinating, original content on a TH-cam!
allycatangel1 living with the nature is true life. Since 2005 i have created butterfly garden in my home. It gives immense pleasure to see them and shooting photos and videos . Go Green. Happy butterflying.
Wow Christine! There you go and amazed me again!! :) That is so awesome what you and Michael are doing! You are giving back to "Mother Nature, Society, the World and Life itself!" Thank you so much Christine for ALL that you do! Thank you Michael for ALL that you do too! :) :) Great Vid.! :)
This is soooo awesome!!! ❤❤❤ Very earth friendly and helpful to the precious Monarchs! I also planted a bee and butterfly friendly garden! I think everyone should do their part to protect these insects. No pesticides for me!!
Thanks for sharing!!!
Xoxo,
S. ❤❤❤
This is so awesome took me back to my childhood. When I was in 2nd grade we raised our own butterfly! Each student got a little container and a caterpillar we fed it and watched it build its cocoon! when it became a butterfly we walked to a near park and set them free!
Silence of the Lambs? Haha!
I think this is AWESOME! Thank you guys for being such sweet souls in this world and thank you for sharing
What a beautiful butterfly "factory" you two have going on. Thanks for this video, I really enjoyed it! 🐛
I'm so happy to have found your wonderful video. I'm a first time monarch collector. I had found a baby and 2 caterpillars, but didn't know I should take them in! I bought proper cages, and was able to save one of the caterpillars!!! It's now in its chrysalis stage. It's so exciting!!!
This is pure beauty. Thank you for caring about nature and sharing this with us.
Beautiful roses and garden!!!! I love what you guys are promoting!!! You and Michael are soo amazing and inspirational!!! Keep up the awesome work!!!! Great video as always!!!
Wow,I was fascinated the whole video..you are doing an amazing job Christine.Please keep on posting those videos.
I've had such a busy mind lately and have been praying that God could ease my thoughts so I could get some sleep. Decided to watch this video and it completely calmed my mind. Beautiful video showcasing just how beautiful Gods little creations can be! ☺️
I love what the two of you are doing. Please continue this. God bless you both and your advocacy.
thank you for this video. You may not see this comment but I saw this video when you first uploaded it. Now I am showing my daughter it because she is learning the butterflies life cycle and you beautifully displayed the different stages. She is six and is amazed that you put them inside your house for a while for pets. Thank you for taking the time to video this journey/experience you had. You kind of made it my daughter's also.
This is so cool! My daughter sat and watched this with me saying ooo! Look at the cataerpillar, and OOO! look at the butterfly! Flutter Flutter ( she's 2) Every time you showed one. Thank you so much for sharing!
You are a delight Christine! Thank you for sharing your wonderful world! I learned more about Monarch butterflies than I ever knew before! Especially the success rates of raising them inside a controlled environment or outside in natural environments! Fascinating!
This is beautiful. Keep us updated of this little guys!!
Thank you
This was so educational. You are both so caring to Gods creatures
I so admire your devotion to the butterflies. They are so beautiful. I see less and less of them these days, and it's heartbreaking.
#Gardening #Butterflies
Teri L living with the nature is true life. Since 2005 i have created butterfly garden in my home. It gives immense pleasure to see them and shooting photos and videos . Happy butterflying.
Fresh flowers are heavenly in the house 🌸☘🌺🌸☘🌺☘. You guys are so friggin special. Bless you both. I love you both for how you live your lives ❤️
made her a beautiful home. We live near a field with some many plants, so we can. go everyday and get fresh plants. So excited! I pray that she makes it. Thanks for your AWESOME video.
I literally just finished reading (about 10 secs ago) an article that stated the Monarch Butterfly population had decreased by 80% thanks to pesticides found in weed killers like round-up. These herbicides are responsible for wiping out milkweed. It was so incredibly beautiful to see you raising them. When I saw you seed saving I clicked subscribe immediately. Thanks for this awesome video :) made my day.
i love how Christine Kobzeff says her lil "Monarch daycare" such great hubby and wife team
Hi Christine & Michael! What a wonderful video. You guys are truly the best. I love how you so gently aid in the butterflies transformation, and provide them with a loving and safe environment, as they pass from one stage to another. Thank you for sharing. : )
They are(I mean butterflies)so beautiful.I love your garden all plants,birds,everything.
Thank you! You and Michaelare such warm souls.
Thank you! I'm starting my swamp milkweed seeds tonight! Your gardenerd podcast is my favorite to listen to as i fall to sleep because your voice is so nice.
This is one of the most amazing videos I've ever watched. I love how much care you take with these caterpillars/butterflies. I was once caught in a migration in Southern California and the experience is something I've never forgotten. Thank you so SO much for sharing! (now I want to go plant some milkweed)
Rene Lewis living with the nature is true life. Since 2005 i have created butterfly garden in my home. It gives immense pleasure to see them and shooting photos and videos . Happy butterflying. We all must work to save them. They are great pollinators. If they disappeare , we will not get any food , crops, fruits ..... Nothing. Butterflies and bees.
Such an awesome video! My 8 year old son really enjoyed watching this video with me. Very educational for him and me! Thanks for sharing!
I'm watching your video on a quiet Friday night and it was soo serene, I really loved it.
The work you are doing for The Monarchs is just Wonderful Thankyou
Watching the monarchs develop was thoroughly interesting Christine. Thank you so much for sharing that.
Fascinating! I loved this so much! Thanks for filming these Monarchs Christine and Michael.
I could watch this all day!!! Love everything I just learned, those teeny baby caterpillars were so cute!!!
Thankyou so much for your help
Saving our monarchs friends
I have this video saved from few years ago I watch this in the winter time here at Rehoboth Beach Delaware I have milk weed start with 4 plants and now have a few varieties of milk weeds I try to do my part
my gardens and yard a certified animals habitat only had 8 this passed season lets wish for more this season.
Christine this is sooo beautiful!! You and Michael are so gentle and the perfect couple to help these beautiful creatures! Would love to see more videos like this! It is sooo relaxing! :)
I raise monarchs too! We have a big problem with flies that lay eggs on the caterpillars and parasite them and so I harvest the eggs and bring them inside to increase their chances of survival. I can't believe how many you have in your garden. how gorgeous!
We recently raised some cabbage whites in the UK. Our caterpillars went into their chrysalis in September and just hatched! A long hibernation, I guess! It was faith alone that meant we kept them for as long as we did, until it got warmer! Lovely hobby :)
You are so sweet and nurturing.
I've never seen anything like your butterfly 'farm'. Amazing---
Thank you so much for sharing this with us all
This is one of the best videos I have watched!! I must admit I am getting over strep right now so I nodded off for a few minutes because of meds only to wake up to the most endearing and beautiful scenes. I learned so much just in the last eight minutes. Time to replay!
I never want your videos to end! I admire you for creating such fascinating and educational content! I always learn so much watching your videos.
You back!!!!😄😍😁my favorite Your backyard!!! Love it to much thanks so much Christine we all need you. You are so positive And sweet the video is fantastic beautiful special love you xo xo 😘
The time you take....your life is so relaxing. Is this what living in Hawaii does?
Caterpillar Nursery! So cute! I worked in a school last year that hatched Pink Lady butterflies. It was so pretty!! All but two survived and I brought the dying ones outside so they could die in their environment. But good to know that the others were strong 👍. Beautiful little insects!!
Love this thanks for taking care of the butterflies we live u!!! 💕🦋
Amazing work preserving the natural wonders
Awesome! Raising Monarchs has enlightened my world. Thank you. So interesting.
You always surprise us with fun nature "stuff".....I really enjoyed watching this video and learning a little about Monarch Butterflies!! So neat!!! Thank you!
Amazing video Christine! So much attention to details, beautifully filmed. Thanks so much!
I miss seeing butterflies in the yard. We used to have wild milkweed in the back. It was cut down. That explains the lack of butterflies. I learned a lot
How beautiful! I love butterflies and nature in general. Thank you for sharing your beautiful garden!
Awesome video! Thanks so much for sharing and showing so much loving care for the beautiful Monarchs
You are a very responsible woman who love nature and nurture. I raised 5 painted ladies in 1st grade and 4 monarchs in 3rd grade. I plan to get milkweed this summer.
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This video was amazing Christine. Very special. thank you xxxx
This was such a beautiful vlog! So adorable those little baby caterpillars. Hatching from eggs to baby things to becoming a fatty and then a beautiful creature. Definitely very insightful and fascinating to see the transformation in just a few hours.
This is awesome. In a way the evolution or metamorphosis of the caterpillar/butterfly is not unsimilar to yourself .. I feel like we are and have been witnessing the gradual change or metamorphis of you coming into your own Christine and it's a beautiful thing to see.
Yay!! I'm so glad you posted a new video!! I check everyday to see if you uploaded one. This was so fascinating!! I learned SO much about the steps they go through just from watching you and Michael's video. I absolutely love you guys!!
What an awesome vlog! I just loved watching every aspect of raising monarchs, how lovely.
Right before I found out I was pregnant we took a trip to Maui . I love seeing your vlogs, and recognizing things! I've waited very impatiently for your next video!
I just saw a documentary about the Monarch butterflies....just breathtaking... I hope to go to New Mexico to see it myself... Thank you for sharing made my night!
One of your best videos ever!
Yay! Glad yall are back! Great video. So glad to see you trying to save this species of butterflies. You really have grown so much much like these butterflies metamorphosis so have you. Can't wait to see what you have for us next
What a beautiful life you live. What do you do once you raise the butterflies? Do you sell them to botanical gardens? How wonderful it was of you to teach us all of this and patiently take the time to film it all. Smile!
I didn't want this video to end!!!!! Such beauty all around us
Caterpillar daycare! So cute. Absolutely love your videos.
Me and my daughter watched this video and we were so interested and amazed by the nature of these insects. Thank you for sharing, we enjoyed your vlog
That Was AWESOME Y'all Please Keep The Videos Coming I Felt Like Was Watching A Nature Show This Is Awesome For My Grandbabies To Watch Thank You So Much
I love butterflies and this vlog was perfect!! you two are so kind to all parts of nature! 🌻🐛
Mary Morgan living with the nature is true life. Since 2005 i have created butterfly garden in my home. It gives immense pleasure to see them and shooting photos and videos . Happy butterflying.
absolutely loved this video...like all the other but this one in particular. I love butterflies! Thanks for sharing!
Wow you are beautiful. And the life I have never heard of is beautiful. I literally live in concrete city. But you are breeding and saving butterflies! Wow that’s so crazy. But omg you are so pretty and made for butterfly
That was so amazing to watch! It's wonderful to be able to experience a garden. I live in Florida and we have many different trees and flowers in our yard. We have a sweet lemon tree that the Swallowtail butterflies love. We have taken care of four caterpillars so far and it was wonderful to watch them become butterflies. It's a very rewarding hobby and I hope you and Michael continue to enjoy it. :)
Very cool and educational..You guys should go to a daycare or preschool and have kids over for an educational outing. I bet they would love it.
I didn't think butterflies could be do interesting. At first I thought, "A whole video about butterflies?" But I loved it!!
You two are incredible! Wonderfully interesting video. Couldnt believe how many caterpillars were in your garden and the size of them!. I have loved all of your cottage garden vlogs. Loads of love. Xx
"Oh you're the one who lost your tail! Well it's growing back nicely." How cute are you?! I'm such a fan. You've made me feel like I can totally make my rental wonderful and cozy and your videos and personality are perfection. Love love love
LOL I know, I thought that comment was so cute about it's tail growing back! lol
Thanks for sharing the cycle life of a butterfly. I've never seen it before. So cool!
Beautiful.... awesome to see the Monarchs life cycle. Haven't seen that since elementary school. And your garden is so lush. Love the roses too. Just lovely. Thx for sharing. :)
Christine and Michael, thank you for saving the butterflies and not using pesticides! Our planet is better off because of your care. Butterflies are good pollinators. I kept bees for a few years, but 1 super (box) full of honey weighs 90 pounds. When I get around milkweed, I am going to do this! Very informative!
This was FASCINATING!
OMG!!!!! I love butterflies!!! I collect butterfly stuff and even have tattoos of butterflies and want more! I just told my husband that we are gonna start raising monarch which are my favorite! That is if i can find the babies caterpillars and get milkweed seeds! Thank you for making my day!!!
Lori (butterflylove 73)
This was a great video! I miss the monarch migration when I lived in California. Your videos are wonderful. I tend to watch each one at least twice!
What a great video! You two are amazing. So much information presented in an entertaining and gentle way. I started planting milkweed last year and the caterpillars ate every leaf.
Knowing Milkweed, it'll be back in no time. Once it gets established its yours forever, and your neighbors'
I had the same thing happen with Aristolochia. 12 fat Polydamas cats starved :-(>
That is so cool. I never thought of raising butterflies. So pretty.
I had to laugh, you guys look like milk weed thieves. You guys are always up to something new and exciting. This is pretty interesting. The butterflies. Garden looks amazing especially the roses.
As a frequent visitor to Maui (and the other islands) I thank you to you both for preserving these beautiful creatures.
Wow i love this. So amazing, saving one butterfly at a time. You guys are awesome.