Lawn mowing frequency affects bee abundance and diversity (2018)
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Lawn mowing frequency affects bee abundance and diversity (2018)
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#2Now here’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make!
Re: Lawn mowing frequency affects bee abundance and diversity (2018)
#3"I can't mow this week wife, think of the bees." Thanks science.
Re: Lawn mowing frequency affects bee abundance and diversity (2018)
#4My lawn would be so long if I mowed every other week. It would also be extremely bad for my lawn (fescue with KBG and rye).
I mow about twice a week and keep my lawn at 3” - 4”. I like it a bit longer.
If I let it grow for 2 weeks I’d be chopping off 50% or more of its length which puts the lawn under so much stress. It would be wide open for disease and it would actually be wasting water.
Re: Lawn mowing frequency affects bee abundance and diversity (2018)
#5It would also cut the number of interrupted Zoom meetings due to noise pollution in half.
Re: Lawn mowing frequency affects bee abundance and diversity (2018)
#6"I can't mow this week wife, think of the bees." Thanks science.
Bad approach to life. My advice is to either learn to love things that have to be done (and frequently like mowing) or pay someone to do it. Life’s too short.
Lawn is really fascinating when you get into it.
Re: Lawn mowing frequency affects bee abundance and diversity (2018)
#7I need to show this article to HOA.
Re: Lawn mowing frequency affects bee abundance and diversity (2018)
#8Also increases the mosquito population :/
Re: Lawn mowing frequency affects bee abundance and diversity (2018)
#9My lawn would be so long if I mowed every other week. It would also be extremely bad for my lawn (fescue with KBG and rye). I mow about twice a week and keep my lawn at 3” - 4”. I like it a bit longer. If I let it grow for 2 weeks I’d be chopping off 50% or more of its length which puts the lawn under so much stress. It would be wide open for disease and it would actually be wasting water.
this attitude, generally, is why we're never going to solve climate change
Re: Lawn mowing frequency affects bee abundance and diversity (2018)
#10I noticed the last couple seasons that certain parts of the lawn by the curb were really active with pollinating bees. I stopped mowing that area, much to the chagrin of the city who warned me (there’s a blue law it must be shorter than 10 inches).
So now, I don’t mow that part until they warn me, then I’ll trim it with a weed trimmer but leave some clusters here and there.