Restrictive measures that canceled mowing and reduced pollution also blew up wildflowers for the benefit of bees.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himWill this be the spring when we will probably save the bees? If the news that too hot had awakened billions of pollinating insects in advance dates back to just over a month ago, now the situation could (more or less) reverse. And the merit would be of the coronavirus.
The restrictive measures which have, among other things, practically eliminated the mowing and greatly reduced traffic and pollution, also have the advantage of having explode the wild flowers, helping in some way the restoration of the very delicate urban plant ecosystems and the timid return of bees.
Rare flowers and declining bee populations could in short begin to recover during the coronavirus lockdown because now in almost all cities, wild plants of all kinds are allowed to grow undisturbed on the roadsides.
According to the largest European organization for the conservation of wild plants, Plantlife, the roadsides are the last refuges for the many plant species that have been devastated by the conversion of natural meadows into agricultural land and residential complexes. These narrow strips of meadows can host as many as 700 species of wild flowers.
In recent years, explains Trevor Dines, botanist at Plantlife, “mismanagement has combined with pollution, creating a 'perfect storm'. City councils have adopted overly impatient policies that cut down the flowers before they can plant the seeds. " But it was precisely the mowings, due to the crisis due to Covid-19, that were among the first reduced or even suspended services. And urban plant ecosystems have already begun to recover.
All that it also benefits bee populations in an extraordinary way, butterflies, birds, bats and all the insects that depend on wild plants for survival.
In short, simply by letting many of our plants bloom will be able to offer pollen and nectar to the bees again in a loving exchange. On the other hand, in fact, about 80% of plants use the help of insects or other animals to transport pollen grains from the male to the female part of the plant.
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At the time of the coronavirus, therefore, nature takes back its spaces. And it is wonderful to realize how little it would take to leave it undisturbed and live more in harmony with the Planet we populate.
Fonte: Plantlife
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