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Slow Mow May is Back !

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Ridgewood NJ, the Village of Ridgewood is once again promoting Slow Mow May .The goal of Slow Mow May is to embrace a two-week mowing regime (and forego chemicals for the entire month), which supports the greatest abundance of bees by creating habitat and food sources for early-season pollinators. It’s a small but important step toward making our yards more natural, environmentally friendly and healthier for people, pets and pollinators.

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“No Mow May” Does it Really Do Anything or Just More “Yard Sign Environmentalism” ?

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Ridgewood NJ, “No Mow May” is an initiative where Ridgewood residents do not mow their lawns in May in order to preserve the habitats of many insects and bees, and to promote conversations about the environment. The optimal time to leave grass uncut for the benefit of bees and other pollinators is during the month of May.

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6 Facts That You Didn’t Know About Pollination

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Do you know the important role that pollination plays in our environment and food chain? From honey bees to bats, hummingbirds to beetles, many creatures are involved in the process of transferring pollen from one flower or plant to another—and without this critical process, we wouldn’t have the fruits, vegetables, oils, and other products we rely on for sustenance.

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Mining Bees at Work Nothing to Fear

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photo by Anne LaGrange Loving
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Ridgewood NJ, signs in the county park this morning offer nothing to fear no ,they are  not “murder hornets”.  While much light has been shed on the plight of honeybees because they are highly valued as the pollinators of 70% of North American food crops, very little is said about the struggle of our native pollinating bees.”

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