Why do pollinators show up on NO-MOW lawns in May?

[rog]

11. re: edible 'weeds' ...

My dandelions were spectacular this year, especially the ones I let grow in the border of my raised bed. The leaves are massive this year, and I've been enjoying them lightly steamed with other veg or raw on sandwiches, in place of lettuce. Yummy. Edited to include Queen Anne's Lace ... those greens are delicious.

I did not do 'no mow May' in the front yard this year, but I have a really large back yard that just got cut down today for the first time this year. I keep my mower on the highest setting, and I only mow a few times a year back there. I NEVER pull weeds, so my 'lawn' is a great mixture of various grasses, burdock, creeping charlie, dandelions, and other wildflowers. It's not a golf course, but I never have to water it, and it stays green, even during dry spells. I always do 'no mow May' in the back. I've got birds and insects everywhere ... they keep the 'pests' in my little garden at bay. I also have rabbits, woodchucks, and other wildlife, but that's what chicken wire is for!

.rog.