Ever wondered where your bees and butterflies hide when everything is frozen? They’re still here. Right under your feet. Tucked into the edges of your garden you almost forget about. Many native bees survive winter in a state called diapause, a kind of suspended animation where their development pauses until temperatures and day length signal spring. Some overwinter as queens in small soil burrows, others as larvae or pupae inside hollow stems, rotten wood, or underground nests. Butterflies and

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