Don't mow lawn to help bees?

Frank99

I have loads of bees admiring small wild flowers on my front lawn and so i have decided instead of keeping up with the neighbours by mowing as soon as a daisy appears i'm going to mow less often. Has anybody else tried this and can you offer any tips please in terms of frequency etc?

-taff

Basically, this time of year is when bees seek out the nectar they can get hold of and dandelions are one of the feeders right now. I don't put off mowing, I just mow slightly higher and take it lower as the season progresses. the dandelions soon learn to flower at the height of the mower. Come midsummer or sooner there are toher nectar sources available so you won't see so many on them and can mow normally.

Davesnave

As above, although I have a lot of primroses and cowslips that stick up further, so I have to leave islands of longer grass.

DiggerUK

Our solution is a variation on Davesnave. We leave a circle around the fruit trees about a pace from the trunk which allows us to maintain a range of wild flowers there and we leave a slightly larger area around the bird table which gives the birds fresh seed. We keep the front lawn posh..._