Minnesota Will Pay Residents to Grow Bee-Friendly Lawns

Re:Minnesota Will Pay Residents to Grow Bee-Friendly Lawns by Pfhreak on Tuesday July 02, 2019 @12:16PM (#20336555)

I'll add some edible things that have been a hugely popular with our bees.

  - Borage
  - Raspberries
  - Sunflowers
  - Calendula
  - Peas

And we also planted:

  - Dark Star Ceanothus

Which is basically a bee colony when it is flowering.

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Re:Minnesota Will Pay Residents to Grow Bee-Friendly Lawns by xsmasher on Tuesday July 02, 2019 @01:42PM (#20337496)

I had some Borage in my garden for the bees - turns out I have an allergic reaction to borage. Itches like crazy.

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Re:Minnesota Will Pay Residents to Grow Bee-Friendly Lawns by jelliclesfarm on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @01:19AM (#20341796)

you are not allergic. borage belongs to the cucumber family and the stems and leaves have these tiny prickles. just wear long gloves. they reseed like crazy..they are edible flowers and bees love them.

further, the leaves can be cooked as pasta filling. mild taste of cucumber. once you have one borage plant, you will never get rid of them. i have both the blue and white variety.

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