Please #LetDandelionsBee + don't cut grass til mid April when more flowers available, or leave strips of dandelions if you must cut! They're essential food source for our disappearing bees! Why banks of daffodils =good but dandelions = bad is baffling when dafs R useless to bees!
First bee photo of the season here in Mayo. A Buff tailed queen (Bombus terrestris), hanging out on a dwarf daffodil after feeding on crocus. Crocus, willow and dandelions are important food sources at this time of year.
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#LetDandelionsBee
April is #LetDandelionsBee month for the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan. Dandelions are the number one favourite food for Ireland's wild bees. Pesticides not only rob our pollinators of vital food, they can also contaminate drinking water sources. Sit back and enjoy a colourful April!
Last year, our records showed that Dandelions were bees' number one favourite food. This is their peak flowering time. Do you need any more reasons to #LetDandelionsBee ? #DontMowLetItGrow
Lots of huge #bumblebees around Croxteth Hall & Country Park today and thankfully lots of huge Dandelions for them to feed on too ๐ #LetDandelionsBee #bees Merseyside BioBank LCR Greenspace & Biodiversity #pollinators #croxtethpark #nature #CitizenScience #volunteers
Pollinators are starting to emerge on warm spring days. Dandelions are one of the most important food sources for early foragers. This March and April consider not mowing for a few weeks to let the dandelions flower.
#LetDandelionsBee #AIPP #NoMow #SDG15 All-Ireland Pollinator Plan
This is definitely the queen of the #PlantsToCelebrate ! Allow Dandelions to bloom and provide food for bees and other insects #LetDandelionsBee Irish Semi-natural Grasslands
Well over 10km of amazing pollinator corridors along the ring road in Waterford City! Congratulations to Waterford City & County Council Fantastic location for a short-flowering meadow cut every 4-6 weeks. #LetDandelionsBee #PlantsToCelebrate
My nature photography leaves a lot to be desired ๐ธ๐คbut great fun this morning watching visitors to the garden feasting on the dandelions.
Hubby also on board with this less mowing lark ๐
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April is #LetDandelionsBee month for the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan. Dandelions are favourite foods for Ireland's wild bees. Pesticides not only rob our pollinators of vital food, they also contaminate drinking water sources. Sit back and enjoy a colourful April!
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In 2023, records showed Dandelions were the number one favourite food for Ireland's wild bees. These often-overlooked plants are starting to flower now. Let them bloom to feed our pollinators ๐ผ๐โ๏ธ
#letdandelionsbee All-Ireland Pollinator Plan
April is the month to:
Let Dandelions Bee !
These often-overlooked plants are starting to flower now. Let them bloom to feed our pollinators.
Get involved: Raise awareness on your campus about the importance of these over-looked flowers and #letdandelionsbee ! #pollinatorplan
๐ผ Embrace the humble dandelion, let them bee! ๐Did you know? In 2023, records revealed dandelions as the top choice for Ireland's wild bees ๐ฏ Let these overlooked blooms bloom and nourish precious pollinators โ๏ธ All-Ireland Pollinator Plan #LetDandelionsBee
#LetDandelionsBee
These early bloomers play a crucial role as an important food source - providing both pollen & nectar for pollinators like #bees
Roadside verge at Buckley's Cross here in #Newbridge
#DontMowLetItGrow #dandelionsareflowerstoo
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All-Ireland Pollinator Plan
