Ultimate Lawn Weeds for Pollinators Tier List!

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With the increase in pollinator awareness the practice of low mow or no mow has started to become more widely accepted. These mowing practices are used to increase the number of flowers available to pollinators in areas where floral resources may be restricted. But are the flowers that grow in a low mow lawn good for pollinators? Find out in this video that ranks 11 common lawn flowers!

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Chapters:
0:00 Are the Flowers that Appear When You Mow Less Actually Good for Pollinators?
0:26 How This Lawn Flower Tier List Works
1:27 The Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale, Host Plant, Pollen, Nectar, Pollen Specialist Bees, Nonnative, Invasiveness, Importance to Pollinators
2:27 Golden Ragwort, Packera aurea, Host Plant, Pollen, Nectar, Pollen Specialist Bees, Native, Invasiveness, Importance to Pollinators
3:13 White Clover, Trifolium repens, Host Plant, Pollen, Nectar, Pollen Specialist Bees, Nonnative, Invasiveness, Importance to Pollinators
3:51 Mock Strawberry, Potentilla indica, Host Plant, Pollen, Nectar, Pollen Specialist Bees, Nonnative, Invasiveness, Importance to Pollinators
4:38 Fleabanes, Erigeron Species, Host Plant, Pollen, Nectar, Pollen Specialist Bees, Native, Invasiveness, Importance to Pollinators
5:12 The Confusion of No Mow and Interval Mowing
5:39 Ground Ivy, Glechoma hederacea, Host Plant, Pollen, Nectar, Pollen Specialist Bees, Nonnative, Invasiveness, Importance to Pollinators
6:41 Henbit and Dead Nettle, Lamium Species, Host Plant, Pollen, Nectar, Pollen Specialist Bees, Nonnative, Invasiveness, Importance to Pollinators
7:43 Yellow Woodsorrel, Oxalis stricta, Host Plant, Pollen, Nectar, Pollen Specialist Bees, Native, Invasiveness, Importance to Pollinators
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9:29 Common Chickweed, Stellaria media, Host Plant, Pollen, Nectar, Pollen Specialist Bees, Nonnative, Invasiveness, Importance to Pollinators
10:14 Hairy Bittercress, Cardamine hirsute, Host Plant, Pollen, Nectar, Pollen Specialist Bees, Nonnative, Invasiveness, Importance to Pollinators
11:02 Why Nonnative Plants are Important When Low Mow Is the Only Management Option
12:34 Common Blue Violet, Viola sororia, Host Plant, Pollen, Nectar, Pollen Specialist Bees, Native, Invasiveness, Importance to Pollinators


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