Letter of the Day (May 12): Dandelions

You can even add it to your own diet. Here's how.

May 9, 2014 at 11:52PM
AP10ThingsToSee - Pollen sticks to a bee as it gathers nectar from a dandelion on a spring afternoon in Philadelphia on Friday, May 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ORG XMIT: MIN2014050815425950
Pollen sticks to a bee as it gathers nectar from a dandelion. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Want to help bees? A simple solution is to let your dandelions bloom and not to use pesticides on them. At this time of year with few flowers, dandelions are a crucial food source for bees and other pollinators. And dandelions are a markedly healthy addition to the human diet, with more Vitamin A than carrots. Cook them in two changes of water if you don't like the (digestion-friendly) bitter taste, and add them to your pizza, lasagna, omelets, etc. — but leave some for the bees!

Judith Sims, St. Paul
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