Grow Dandelions T-Shirt

Grow Dandelions T-Shirt

Want to help spread information about saving bees, and look good doing so? Look no further than these stylish tees! Made from natural fiber dyes, these tees spread a simple but important message: grow dandelions.

This T-shirt pack includes 13 shirts: 7 colours for women, and 6 for men. This is a standalone T-shirt, and will not replace anything in your game. The zip file includes the two sets separately, so you can decide to install either or both.

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Dandelions are often seen as weeds, and immediately removed from a garden. Yet they are vital for the bees: after the food scarcity during winter, dandelions are one of the first new sources of food. Not only are they desirable for their blooming period, dandelion flowers are almost as popular among bees as fruit trees are. These flowers have a very high diversity in visiting bee species, and can grow in urban and rural areas. In urban areas it can be especially important to grow dandelions: due to urban planning habitats can become too heterogeneous, and adding dandelions helps increase food supplies.

Not a fan of dandelions? The spring-blooming white clover would also be an excellent addition to keep in the garden.


Sources:

Donkersley, Phillip. “Dandelions are a lifeline for bees on the brink – we should learn to love them.” InsideEcology. May 4, 2023, https://insideecology.com/2023/05/0...n-to-love-them/.

Free, J. B. “Dandelion as a Competitor to Fruit Trees for Bee Visits.” Journal of Applied Ecology 5, no. 1 (April 1968): 169-178.

Larson, L. Jonathan, Adam J. Kesheimer, and Daniel A. Potter. “Pollinator assemblages on dandelions and white clover in urban and suburban lawns.” Journal of Insect Conversation 18 (2014): 863-873. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-014-9694-9.

Tommasi, Désirée, Alice Miro, Heather A. Higo, and Mark L. Winston. “Bee diversity and abundance in urban setting.” The Canadian Entomologist 136, no. 6 (April 2012): 851-869. https://doi.org/10.4039/n04-010.

Image credit: Dandelion illustration found on Canva. Design created by SustainableSims.