Parsnips - overwintering for seed

[JRinPA]

I picked parsnips in January from the raised bed, but left a handful of them to use to collect seed this year. Then I moved them in spring with big shovel clumps to the head a raised bed. Some of the yellow flowers are just starting to go to seed. I took pics the other day...there is lots of activity going on there!

This is about 6 good sized parsnips plus the pot; I will have 10x too much seed but it is a nice active spot for bugs. I still haven't seen any swallowtail caterpillars like I did last year on the overwintered parsnips. These pics are from a week back when I was trying to ID those soldier beetles. There were ladybugs then, but now there are a bunch and their larvae. I'll have to get some pics of them.