[mom4melody]

I agree but in a different way...we are Bee Keepers and the obsession to have the “perfect” lawn is killing the bees.

Our “perfect” lawn is a lawn covered in dandelions and clover...

[Black Agnes]

We deliberately leave the natural clover patches every spring until they’ve stopped blooming. Specifically for the bees.

I’’m more of a fan of this type of front yard:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpU-SS_CbWI

[T-Bird45]

Our “perfect” lawn is a lawn covered in dandelions and clover...

I have an acre of Bermuda lawn where the front, sides and a small part of the backyard gets chemical ministrations from Tru-Green with the remainder of the back having a mix of Bermuda grass, dandelions, clover, and assorted grasses/weeds including a small forested area totally given over to Nature. I notice the local honeybee population making regular visits to the clover areas. The forested area is used by wildlife of every kind for cover. The deer use it as their approach to the persimmon tree in the back part of the property.

[hadaclueonce]

we are Bee Keepers and the obsession to have the “perfect” lawn is killing the bees

Wrong! Ethanol is killing the bees. http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/02/opinion/flottum-bees-death/