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What you need to know about No-Mow May, the bee-boosting trend sweeping Wisconsin
Wisconsin Public Radio ^ | April 18, 2022 | Rob Mentzer

Posted on 04/20/2022 11:37:46 AM PDT by SJackson

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1 posted on 04/20/2022 11:37:46 AM PDT by SJackson
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To: Iowa Granny; Ladysmith; Diana in Wisconsin; JLO; sergeantdave; damncat; phantomworker; joesnuffy; ..
Outdoors/Rural/wildlife/hunting/hiking/backpacking/National Parks/animals list please FR mail me to be on or off . And ping me is you see articles of interest.

To be followed by Dandelion Summer

2 posted on 04/20/2022 11:38:26 AM PDT by SJackson (nations that are barren of liberties are also barren of groceries, Louis Fisher)
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The landscaping lobby will be opposed for obvious reasons. In suburbia, letting grass grow somehow offends the neighbors. The mindset is that your neighbors shouldn’t have to see developed land looking natural. It’s strange what America has become.


3 posted on 04/20/2022 11:40:56 AM PDT by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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To: Dr. Franklin

In many places it is a stiff fine for the code violation of neglecting your lawn. Are these enviro-wackos going to get your revenue hungry city to back off? No? Then FO!


4 posted on 04/20/2022 11:43:12 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: SJackson

Unless you have a lawn filled with clover, mow it.

Or get some bees and keep them- grow your own honey!!


5 posted on 04/20/2022 11:46:04 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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To: Dr. Franklin

If I didn’t mow for the entire month of May, some of the rats and racoons from the surrounding woods would get into the house. LOL


6 posted on 04/20/2022 11:53:06 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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Listen carefully and you can hear husbands all over the land wailing “What do you mean I can’t mow? Does that mean I now HAVE to go play golf?”


7 posted on 04/20/2022 11:55:24 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Liberty is an antecedent of government, not a benefit from government” ~ Clarence Thomas)
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To: SJackson

Deduct 50% off of my property taxes and I’ll do it! That’s YOUR incentive to get me to do it....


8 posted on 04/20/2022 11:56:15 AM PDT by mikelets456
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Its now 70 here in SE TN and Im about to do some more mowing ...

Push mower for the exercise ...

real gas ... Happy Earth Day !!!

OH NOOOOOOEZ !!!!


9 posted on 04/20/2022 11:57:00 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: SJackson

Hippies don’t mow lawns .
Hippies smell.


10 posted on 04/20/2022 11:58:51 AM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (remorse)
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One year when I was growing up the courtyard behind my grandmother’s apartment was grew wild - it was normally always well-manicured by the management.

It was magical - butterflies and wildflowers everywhere.


11 posted on 04/20/2022 11:59:08 AM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: SJackson

Spring is an excellent time to put down herbicides on lawns. unless you want your lawn taken over by dandelions and have to put in a new lawn in a year or two from scratch.

Bees can go elsewhere, there are plenty of other sources.


12 posted on 04/20/2022 12:06:15 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Tell It Right

If there is a way to get into your house, those vermin will find a way anyway. If you live in a warmer climate than Wisconsin, they should at least give you until Mid-May.


13 posted on 04/20/2022 12:08:46 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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I grow a wildflower garden in my backyard and I mow my lawn. Plenty of bees and butterflies without my lawn looking like a real mess.

Let the grass grow real high and watch the number of tick, flea and mosquito bites skyrocket.

14 posted on 04/20/2022 12:16:47 PM PDT by frogjerk (I will not do business with fascists)
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To: SJackson

Ah, no. Maybe once every two weeks until June.


15 posted on 04/20/2022 12:16:55 PM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's Economic Cure)
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To: SJackson

I’m desperately hoping for No Mo’ Liberals.


16 posted on 04/20/2022 12:19:23 PM PDT by Rastus
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Is there a real die off of honey bees happening in may when they come out of hibernation due to lack of pollen?

Please show me the evidence to support this allegation.


17 posted on 04/20/2022 12:20:56 PM PDT by HamiltonJay
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No Cut May is OK with me.

I like the Natural Look surrounding a modest house.

Big house and grounds require more care.

Not a ghetto mess, but a bit more free-growing with native stuff. And yes, the close cut surround of a native species planting bed is the way to go.

Low/no additional water usage layouts are even better.

The over-clipped and cut-edge modern trend is definitely not for me.

A more natural look for Collars and Cuffs too.


18 posted on 04/20/2022 12:24:33 PM PDT by Macoozie (Handcuffs and Orange Jumpsuits)
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To: Vigilanteman
I live in Alabama way out of town in a tiny suburb with no HOA and hardly any neighbors. Basically nobody tells me what my yard should look like.

And I mow my grass weekly or bi-weekly just to keep it looking nice and to keep the critters from the woods from creeping too close, especially snakes.

19 posted on 04/20/2022 12:28:59 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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There are over 1000 native species of bees in California alone.


20 posted on 04/20/2022 12:38:39 PM PDT by Buttons12 ( )
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