We aren’t seeing many monarch butterflies this year. As of a year ago, they are listed as a vulnerable species. Global warming and drought have not been kind to them. You can do your part by not using pesticides and by growing milkweed.
I am unsure why, but my milkweed isn’t doing well this year. ?? Maybe it is because of all the rain.
At any rate, this photo was taken in my yard in 2019 and there is a monarch butterfly and a honey bee all in one picture. The flower is a purple aster. Purple asters are plentiful around these parts in the fall but honey bees and monarch butterflies are not as plentiful as they were a few years ago.
