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Clover sucks if you got children that step of the bees.
I don't understand what you mean? I was around plenty of clover as a child and never got stung once, neither did my siblings. It's not that hard to avoid bees/wasps/bumblebees. Besides, most times they are too busy buzzing around the clover flowers (when they are in bloom that is) to even be bothered that you're there to begin with. The bloom doesn't even last that long.
If you teach the kids to respect their environment and be cautious during blooming time, they are pretty good at avoiding getting stung/bit by the pollinators in general.
I stepped into them a lot. Some people find it difficult to look before every step they take. I cannot do that. Blooming time is long and playing kids pay less attention to their surroundings.
Edit: like 5 times. Which is an issue if you stop being able to walk after you step into them.
Do you not have a dedicated area for play? If you have kids, you're supposed to have a dedicated area with no foliage (like a marble/sand/gravel or whatever mowed/bare patch they can chill in). Btw, this isn't just for clover, it's for grass too, because ticks exist and they love grass/clover patches.
Also clover bloom peaks during late June and early July, meaning outside of those periods the flowers are sparse and can be avoided easily. There are solutions to this. If you currently have clover, just mow a play area down for the kids, with a path leading to the house and maintain it. It doesn't have to be the whole yard.
Teach your children to watch where they step, simple as.
No playing in the garden!
Fucking... Don't tell me to look both ways before crossing the street, tell the cars to wait! That's why I need childism.