{"id":114011,"date":"2020-02-01T16:00:10","date_gmt":"2020-02-01T09:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/help-bees-by-not-mowing-dandelions-gardeners-told\/"},"modified":"2020-02-01T16:04:47","modified_gmt":"2020-02-01T09:04:47","slug":"help-bees-by-not-mowing-dandelions-gardeners-told","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/help-bees-by-not-mowing-dandelions-gardeners-told\/","title":{"rendered":"Help bees by not mowing dandelions, gardeners told"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nPlants provide key food source for pollinators as they come out of hibernationGardeners should avoid mowing over dandelions on their lawn if they want to help bees, according to the new president of the British Ecological Society.Dandelions \u2013 which will start flowering in the UK this month \u2013 provide a valuable food source for early pollinators coming out of hibernation, including solitary bees, honey bees and hoverflies. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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