Elizabeth, I had 8 monarch caterpillars in my milkweed this past summer. I had a ton of Swallowtails in my herb garden. Always good to see. I did notice a few more bees this past summer here in VA.
That is too sad you have never received a gift so I thought I would fix that. Every time I see the clematis on your page, I click to see who it is.
Blessings!