• wise_pancake@lemmy.ca
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    1 month ago

    I thought dandelions were now recognized as not a great food source for bees

    We converted most of our yard into a native wildflower garden and I see a lot of bees these days. We also get fireflies in the summer now.

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      1 month ago

      This! Dandelion pollen does not contain all the amino acids necessary to support native bees. However, because they come up first and bees often become attracted to the first things they feed on, they can actually make bees addicted to them. Because they can’t meet their nutritional requirements with them, they die.

      Plant native plants people!