Save Michigan Bees and Butterflies By Delaying Yardwork
We ve been blessed with warmer weather these last couple of weeks. I m sure you re anxious to get out into the yard and clean up those flower beds.
Well, experts recommend holding off on cleaning up those leaves and sticks to protect our favorite pollinating insects.
Biologist and pollinator expert at DTE Energy, Kristen LeForce told MLive that the debris in your yard protects butterflies, moths, bees and other insects from the harshness of winter and they may even be hibernating in them.
Leforce says that there s been a decrease in the number of pollinator s due to habitat loss in the spring. Most home-owners are unaware that insects use yard waste as their shelter.