A landscape design for residential yards that includes a mix of turfgrass and low growing chemical free flowering plants with the intention of supporting bees while maintaining the neat and functional aesthetic of a traditional lawn.
Bee lawns are primarily intended for homeowners and their lawns, but can also be implemented in city parks and on land owned by businesses.
Explore resources and practices for planting for pollinators
Resources
Flowering Bee Lawns- a tool kit for land managers
Bee Lawn Turf Grass with Flowering Plants
If you build it, who will come? Evaluating the diversity of bees in flowering lawns
Mn State Lawmakers encourage residents to 'Bee Friendly'!
Exploring park visitor perceptions of ‘flowering bee lawns’ in neighborhood parks in Minneapolis
Turfgrass Species Affect the Establishment and Bloom of Kura Clover (Trifolium ambiguum) in Lawns
UMN Extension- Planting and maintaining a bee lawn
Bee Lawns: Installing
University of Minnesota Extension
Have you decided you want a bee lawn but don't know how to install it? Look no further! The Bee Lawns: Installing guide from the University of Minnesota Extension gives a detailed account of how to install your bee lawn and how to maintain it once it has been established.
