It's not just flowers that help the pollinators. Grass can too.

It's not just flowers that help the pollinators. Grass can too.

Bees may be relying on your lawn for their next meal, according to a new study from the University of Georgia.

Grasses, Not Just Flowers, Also Help Support Pollinators

Bees may be finding an overlooked source of protein in one of the most ordinary features of the Southeastern landscape: the lawn. A study from the University of Georgia reports that centipedegrass, a widely planted warm-season turfgrass, can provide pollen that adult bees collect for themselves and carry back to their nests for developing offspring. The finding challenges the familiar image of pollinators depending almost entirely on colorful ga…