Flower strips are bands of spontaneous herbaceous plants created along the edges of cultivated fields, roads, and orchards. These “green infrastructures” are specifically designed to support the presence of pollinating insects.

Their width ranges from 2 to 10 meters and consists of a mix of native plants that bloom at different times. This variety provides a true “restaurant” for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators from spring to autumn!

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Flowering strips are a relatively recent agricultural practice, originating in the 1990s, but they are rapidly spreading across Europe as an effective way to protect biodiversity in our countryside!

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