Help bees by not mowing dandelions, gardeners told

Plants provide key food source for pollinators as they come out of hibernation

Gardeners should avoid mowing over dandelions on their lawn if they want to help bees, according to the new president of the British Ecological Society.

Dandelions - which will start flowering in the UK this month - provide a valuable food source for early pollinators coming out of hibernation, including solitary bees, honey bees and hoverflies.