Illinois Homeowners, We Just Found the Perfect Excuse to Delay Spring Yardwork

When Spring arrives in Illinois, most homeowners feel the urge to get outside and make their yard beautiful again, but environmental experts say there is one big reason you should wait before digging in the dirt.

Spring Yardwork Woes

Spring is finally here, and every day as I look out my windows, I see greening grass that should probably be cut, and many flower beds that need to be raked and cleaned out.

I don't think I'm alone in saying that the urge to get outdoors and enjoy some sun is overwhelming right now, but the desire to do it from a lounge chair versus hands in the dirt is greater.

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If you've been looking for a reason to put off your spring yardwork chores for a bit longer, I just found a perfectly valid and scientifically-backed excuse to skip it for a few more weeks!

Stay Lazy...Save Bees

Early spring in Illinois typically brings warmer days, but the nights are still pretty cool, so many warm weather-loving creatures are still in "sleep" mode, more specifically, vital pollinators likes bees.

Did you know that bees like to wait out winter in the hollow stems of old plants and the dead leaves that fall left behind in our flower beds? (I didn't!)

When we start raking flower beds and pulling dead plants too early in the spring, we are essentially destroying the homes of our ecosystem's most important insects and putting their well-being in danger!

We might live in Northern Illinois, but Wisconsin is just a short drive away, so I think this advice from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources works for us too!

So, fellow Illinoisans, let’s embrace being lazy. Let’s save bees from the comfort of a lawn chair with a beer or lemonade in hand. You’re not procrastinating…you’re protecting wildlife, and that sounds pretty cool.

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