Anonymous
Post 05/28/2025 08:37     Subject: No Now May
No now may?
Anonymous
Post 05/26/2025 20:08     Subject: No Now May
Anonymous wrote:How does letting my grass get a foot tall help bees who need flower pollen? I don’t have flowers in my yard.


That's on you having a dead monoculture lawn
Anonymous
Post 05/26/2025 20:07     Subject: No Now May
You'd be very proud of my garden, OP. I wish my husband mowed more often. We already have plenty of pollinators as it is, and we don't need that much native grasses going to seed, honestly
Anonymous
Post 05/26/2025 20:04     Subject: No Now May
If your lawn is non-native turf grass, don't let it seed. That is not helping.
Anonymous
Post 05/26/2025 20:02     Subject: No Now May
Anonymous wrote:How does letting my grass get a foot tall help bees who need flower pollen? I don’t have flowers in my yard.


That is an entirely different problem.
Anonymous
Post 05/26/2025 19:55     Subject: No Now May
Anonymous wrote:It’s one month, I think we can handle it. I do it every year, and even if the only benefit is leas carbon emissions I’m ok with that.


It's not though. Takes more gas to mow high grass less often, than to keep grassed mowed lower more frequently.

Have tried it both ways. Mowing about every two weeks is best overall for fuel consumption and using the least amount.
Anonymous
Post 05/26/2025 13:40     Subject: No Now May
It’s one month, I think we can handle it. I do it every year, and even if the only benefit is leas carbon emissions I’m ok with that.
Anonymous
Post 05/26/2025 11:39     Subject: No Now May
Anonymous wrote:I think you mean No Mow May. As a as beekeeper, I can attest that it’s important to provide flowers throughout the warm months. April and May tend to be very active months for honeybees forming a healthy hive. I support any effort to allow those pollen blooms to grow.


Honeybees are not native to this area. As a beekeeper, I hope you are aware that non-native bees are pushing out our native bees.
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2025 17:48     Subject: No Now May
Anonymous wrote:How does letting my grass get a foot tall help bees who need flower pollen? I don’t have flowers in my yard.


It doesn't. Now clovers and spring weeds such as ChickWeed and HenPeck will flower, and die off on their own once temps get to 80s.

Otherwise there is no point if your yard is all domesticated grass.
Anonymous
Post 05/23/2025 22:15     Subject: No Now May
How does letting my grass get a foot tall help bees who need flower pollen? I don’t have flowers in my yard.
Anonymous
Post 04/29/2025 20:07     Subject: No Now May
I think you mean No Mow May. As a as beekeeper, I can attest that it’s important to provide flowers throughout the warm months. April and May tend to be very active months for honeybees forming a healthy hive. I support any effort to allow those pollen blooms to grow.
Anonymous
Post 04/29/2025 20:04     Subject: No Now May
Hi Woodley Gardens Environmental Group. I am sure you have lots of wonderful ideas..this is not one.
Anonymous
Post 04/28/2025 20:53     Subject: No Now May
Silly to use a month as seasons and weather don't abide strictly by calendars.

Let the flowery weeds have some flowers before mowing if you want, but don't relegate it to a particular time frame.
Anonymous
Post 04/28/2025 20:18     Subject: No Now May
I am posting this here hoping some of my neighbors will see it.

https://www.thespruce.com/why-you-should-rethink-no-mow-may-8648692