Butterfly Release

What to do when your butterflies emerge?
Before your butterfly emerges be sure to provide sticks that hit the bottom of the container so a fallen butterfly can climb up the sticks to find a place to hang. After emerging your butterfly will need to 'hang' for a few hours to dry it's wings. It is kindest to release the butterfly after 3-4 hours and a great joy to watch the creature you have raised fly off to freedom! Of course if your garden is planted with host and nectar plants the butterflies will stay!!

A cloud of butterflies
A cloud of butterflies

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  • My husband and I visited your farm on St. Martin in November 2011. What an extraordinary place! I almost fainted from the humidity, but that aside, it was one of the coolest thin ... read more

    - Angela Workman

  • We were there last summer. All I can say it's an incredible place. Estuvimos alli el verano pasado. Todo lo que puedo decir que es un lugar increible. Gecen yaz oradaydik. Butun ... read more

    - Fusun & Fehmi & M.Kemal

  • We had a great time visiting in St. Martin. The butterflies were beautiful as was the talk by our well informed guide. My only regret is we didn't get to spend more time as the O ... read more

    - Chris Bellin

  • I'm so glad this was part of our visit to St. Maartin. Our guide was as funny as he was educational. This was one of the highlights of our cruise, if you have the opportunity, yo ... read more

    - Amy Driscoll

  • The best thing ever! They even let you take dead butterflys for science projects! We went twice and learned more the last time!!!

    - Ellie,Carly,David
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