Hard to believe but 4 out of 5 of those beds are weed free, hardly anything grows in them unless I plant it due to a lot of old mulch. If I wanted to direct seed I would have to get rid of the mulch in the area which is why I want to plant starts instead. They are also isolated with boulders and slightly raised. The 5th bed which is level to the driveway and yard, I may or may not plant because it's heavy in weeds but a few daffodils still come up in it every year. One of the beds is about 6 foot wide and there are shrubs that take up the back half and there is technically a 6th bed but that is 100% shrubbery. My larger concern is the deer population, but I do have other things for them to munch on.
And yes I want to attract many, many more bees - they are almost a rarity anymore. I've even considered calling up a beekeeping club to let them put a couple of hive on my property (but still looking into the pros/cons of that).
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