Honey Bee Flower Mixture

Honey Bee Flower Seed Mixture

The Honey Bee Seed mix is the result of many years of research on honey bee flower preferences in our test garden. It is a blend of adaptable, annual and perennial flowers that provide nectar and pollen to honey bees. These flowers provide nectar and pollen to honey bees all season long.  It is ideal for honey beekeepers and others interested in honey bee health.  This mix can be used in garden beds, borders, and other maintained areas.

Flowers:

• Blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata),
• California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica),
• Cape Forget-Me-Not (Anchusa capensis),
• China Aster (Callistephus chinensis),
• Chinese Forget-Me-Not (Cynoglossum amabile),
• Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas),
• Lacy Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia),
• Lance-Leaved Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata),
• Mexican Hat (Ratibida columnifera),
• New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae),
• Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea),
• Purple Giant Hyssop (Agastache rugosa),
• Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea),
• Scarlet Cinquefoil (Potentilla thurberi), S
• iberian Wallflower (Cheiranthus allionii),
• Slender Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium),
• Sulphur Cosmos (Cosmos sulphureus),
• Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum),
• Sweet Mignonette (Reseda odorata)

Seeding Rates:

• 4 oz for 1,000sq ft
• 6-12 lbs per acre (depends on density of existing plantings)
• 1 Acre with Grass - 6 lbs per acre
  
• 1 Acre with Flowers - 12 lbs per acre
• 1 oz packets when planted with flowers it will do 250 sq ft

Instructions - Sow seeds anytime: fall before winter sets in, spring or summer.  The area should be worked to either be free of all plants or prepared to allow seed contact to soil when planting in existing beds. Some grasses will germinate in the cool weather, while others will remain dormant until the is warms. 

• Sow 1/4" deep
• Germination 10-20 days