Bees matter, lol.
I just read another post on here and it reminded me of this situation. Figured my fellow nature nuts and bee lovers would share my petty joy.
Once I had a neighbor come over and tell me I should "take care of" (kill/poison) my dandelions because it was affecting their yard. They were so snotty about it, they tried to frame it as though I was lazy, not ecologically mindful. They took a lot of pride in their yard, including dosing it with Roundup and other sh*t.
I usually leave the dandelions up for the bees and don't mow early spring. It's the right thing to do, especially when your yard is 4 acres. I think it makes a big difference. Anyways, I tied a stick behind my ride on mower, so it was like a bar behind there. Hanging off either side with a yellow rope. Gentle enough to shake things up but not heavy enough to flatten anything.
I hiked my blade all the way up so it didn't really touch the grass and I proceeded to do laps around the yard once all my dandelions went to seed. Needless to say there was a nice little breeze, and the neighbors yard was a sea of yellow within a few days.
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