The nursery children were very excited on Monday morning to see that our caterpillars had changed in butterflies. Once hatched , they need nectar or a sugary solution to drink from. Nectar can be given by offering fresh flowers or for our butterflies we placed sliced oranges and added a sugar solution. It is easier to supply a sugary solution to feed the butterflies. We dissolved sugar in water then mixed this solution well and refresh it every day.

As we don’t have many flowers in the surrounding area of our nursery Ms Connor and Mrs Smith took the butterflies home to release them in their gardens.

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