Is No Mow May helping bees or just overgrown hype? Here’s what the experts say
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Letting your lawn grow wild in May to help bees and other pollinators? That’s the pitch behind No Mow May, a conservation campaign that has bloomed on social media and in neighborhoods across North America. The idea is simple: stop mowing for one month so early-season pollinators can feast on dandelions, violets, and other spontaneous lawn flora. Given that one in four native bee species in North America is at risk of extinction, the impulse to help pollinato
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