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4/21/23, 3:19 PM No Mow May | Bee Lab <br />https://beelab.umn.edu/no-mow-may 3/6 <br />Won't not mowing in May just encourage invasive weeds to spread? <br />People should not take the catch phrase "No Mow May" literally. The basic idea <br />of No Mow May is to increase the availability of owers. For example, if you give <br />dandelions a chance to ower, but mow before they go to seed, you can provide <br />resources for pollinators and not increase their spread. That mowing to prevent <br />seed spread may need to happen during May. For white clover, you may need to <br />mow in May to encourage them to ower again if the owers are going to seed. <br />Encouraging native plants that ower in lawns is  a great solution to <br />the problem of invasive weeds in lawns. Some people may still consider these <br />plants to be "weeds" but they are simply owers that grow where grass used to <br />grow.