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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-15T00:00:18.000Z",
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    "Climate Action",
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    "Is No Mow May helping bees or just overgrown hype? Here’s what the experts say",
    "The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News"
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  "textContent": "BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Letting your lawn grow wild in May to help bees and other pollinators? That’s the pitch behind No Mow May, a conservation campaign that has bloomed on social media and in neighborhoods across North America. The idea is simple: stop mowing for one month so early-season pollinators can feast […]\n\nThe post Is No Mow May helping bees or just overgrown hype? Here’s what the experts say first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.",
  "title": "Is No Mow May helping bees or just overgrown hype? Here’s what the experts say"
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