Honey Source Mix

Description

Honey Source Flower Seed Mix

This is a long-blooming mix of beautiful, nectar and pollen-rich annuals and perennials for our Honeybee friends.  Plant this Honey Source Mix to provide vital nutrition for the European Honey Bees.  These hard-working pollinators are necessary for our agricultural production and major contributors to our food supply.  Lack of native nectar and pollen sources between crop rotations can cause stress and starvation that contribute to colony collapse.

Nectar and pollen are necessary for the survival of all pollinators, Edge-to-edge planting of mono-crops and increasing urban and suburban development have contributed to the decline of honey bees and native pollinators. In urban areas flowering plants and trees have been replaced with man-made materials and grass lawns.

Take a little bit of time and effort to plant pollinator-friendly plants, trees, and bushes in your garden, or pots for your patio. Get your neighbors to do the same, making a food corridor for the bees and native pollinators to travel along.  Often the plants that these beneficial insects require are also drought-tolerant, native plants that will help reduce your overall water consumption. Choose a selection of plants that will come into bloom at different times of the spring, summer, and fall seasons. Start by planting one of these great wildflower mixes designed specifically for native pollinators and honey bees.

Included species:

Single Mixed China Aster (Callistephus chinensis), Siberian Wallflower (Cheiranthus allionii), Lance Leaved Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata), Orange California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica), Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), Firewheel (Gaillardia aristata), Mixed Shirley Poppy (Papaver rhoeas), Chinese Forget-Me-Not (Cynoglossum amabile), Dwarf Mixed Sulphur Cosmos (Cosmos sulphureus), Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea), Sweet Mignonette (Reseda odorata), Cape Forget-Me-Not (Anchusa capensis), Sweet Genovese Basil (Ocimum basilicum), Scarlet Cinquefoil (Potentilla thurberi), Lacy Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia), New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae), Giant Purple Hyssop (Agastache rugosa), Slender Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium)   (02.15.24)

1/2 oz Honey Source tin.

Seeds per pound:  442,000  Approx. 27,600 seeds per 1oz package.

Recommended Seeding Rates 

Sticker on a 1/2 oz Honey Source tin.

(from lush to moderate coverage)

1 oz. 100 -150 sq ft.
4 oz. 375 – 500 sq ft.
8 oz. 750 – 1000 sq ft.
1 lb. 1,500 – 2,000 sq ft.
5 lb. 7,500 – 10,000 sq ft.
10 lb 15,000 – 25,000 sq ft.
25 lb. 1-2 acres (1 acre = 43,560 sq ft.)

See our planting tips for Wildflowers and Mixes

For fun and education, get these “I love pollinators” stickers and bookmakers!