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[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 31 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

I thought dandelions were now recognized as not a great food source for bees

We converted most of our yard into a native wildflower garden and I see a lot of bees these days. We also get fireflies in the summer now.

[–] bluebadoo@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

This! Dandelion pollen does not contain all the amino acids necessary to support native bees. However, because they come up first and bees often become attracted to the first things they feed on, they can actually make bees addicted to them. Because they can’t meet their nutritional requirements with them, they die.

Plant native plants people!

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Plant native plants people!

Supposedly they may be native.

https://midwest.social/comment/17680677

[–] bluebadoo@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Thank you, I’ll look into that and consider the impact of it on my beliefs :)

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