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The gentle hum of a lawnmower, one of the reassuring sounds of spring and summer, should be heard less often if Britain’s bee population is to be protected, the environment secretary will say on Tuesday.
Gardeners should give up their lawnmowers and let their grass go rogue to protect daisies and lavender, which provide vital pollen for bees and other pollinators, Liz Truss will suggest. Calling for people to do more to help pollinators in their gardens and local parks, Truss will say, echoing the folk song An English Country Garden: “Oxeye daisies, lavender, primroses, cyclamen – they are just a few of the common flowers that are bee-friendly.
This is plain bad advice from the government yet again not fully thinking before they shout and promote campaigns for there own political gains. Grass has no pollen that the bee would harvest and most lawns even if left to grow wild will have very few flowers due to the grass taking most of the nutrients from the soil.
If you truly want to help the humble bee then go to http://www.helpsavebees.co.uk/ and follow there simple TOP 10 tips. Guess what cutting your lawn less is not one of them! We believe that the best thing any house could do is Plant Bee-friendly plants. They can be in pots, borders or even hanging baskets. This will provide the bee with the pollen rich plants they need.
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