🙌 🦋 How Long Should I Wait to RELEASE Butterflies❓

August 16, 2025

Happy Saturday ,

We started preparations for raising monarchs in late June, and today we've reached the pinnacle achievement for your Raise the Migration adventure! 🥳

Not quite caught up to this point raising your monarch bundles of joy?🌿🐛

No worries , if you missed any of the informational emails over the past few weeks, you can always refer back to our newsletter archives with the link below:

If your ready to release, today’s Raise The Migration post is just for you….

During this time of year, I get a lot of questions about how to release monarchs, when to release, what to feed grounded butterflies, etc...

Our successful release process will be outlined in today's Raise The Migration post to help you learn how to safely release monarchs back to nature.

But first, a quick update on what’s in stock in the butterfly supplies shop:

8 Packs of floral tubes with flat lids ⬅️ (large 48 ml floral tubes for holding milkweed for caterpillars OR nectar flower cuttings for butterflies)

8 pack little hole lids ⬅️ (these are extra lids for thin-stemmed milkweed cuttings to prevent caterpillar drownings)

We are completely sold out of cages, cage liners, + tube racks but you can find alternative options linked on our:

now, on to your fly away edition of Raise The Migration…


Release Your Butterflies! 🙌 🦋

Your magical monarch adventure is coming to an end. It's time to release your butterflies so they can fill up with fuel (nectar!) before heading off on the trip of a lifetime. You've gotten them this far, so don't put them in a precarious position when you let them go:

If you’re interested in tagging please check the UPDATED info from the link above…especially for those that live west of the continental divide.

You'll also learn the differences between male and female monarchs, so when you see a butterfly next season you'll know whether you should start looking for eggs on your milkweed. In case you miss that link:

Coming Up Next? 🧐

In our wrap up to Raise The Migration 2025, I'll have a link to a brand new blog post where you can share your raise the migration results and, more importantly, what you've learned to improve your process raising forward in 2026.

Until then,

Blue Skies & Butterflies

Tony G


PS...Still need Raising Supplies for this season? Check out our

Raising Butterflies Supplies Page ⬅️ (updated with alternatives for your convenience)