Helping our pollinators: what comes after ‘No Mow May’

In our beekeeping business, we try to follow the most recent science and the latest best practices to maintain the health of our honeybee colonies and other pollinators. “No Mow May” is a concept that encourages homeowners to avoid mowing plants that provide nectar and pollen for many pollinators during the month of May when spring flowers are blooming on lawns.

One year in, Dan and Elyse Wolfkuhle predict a great summer at Wood’s Market in Brandon

The tables out front are laden with flowers, a dazzling array of colors in the bright spring sun.  There are baby vegetables in tiny pots just waiting to go home with their adoptive parents, who will nurture them to maturity and then enjoy one of the delights of summer: fresh veggies straight from the backyard garden.

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