Kingston, Ont. introduces ‘No Mow May’ to help bee, insect populations
The idea has been growing in recent years as bee populations in Ontario, and around the world, have been rapidly declining.
“They have been declining rather dramatically,” says Joyce Hostyn, co-founder of Little Forests Kingston. “We’ve lost the Rusty Patch Bumblebee. That used to be an extremely common bee in Ontario. They have disappeared, they are no longer here.” By not mowing your lawn during the month of May, it would allow plants and native species to grow and provide a pollinator-friendly habitat.
While you might think that dandelions are a good source of pollination for bees, they are actually considered ‘junk food’ compared to some other plants people can put in the ground.“Some of our native shrubs that are blooming at the same time, like pussywillows, have 40 per cent protein.”Story continues below advertisement
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