Description
Pollinator Tins are GREAT for fundraisers or gifts! These 1/2 oz tins are filled with either our Bee Rescue Mix or our Honey Source Mix.
Bee Rescue:
This colorful combination of wildflowers will provide nectar and pollen for full season support of native and introduced bee species. Our “Bee Rescue” Wildflower mix has been designed to include the absolute best species to support the health and vitality for a wide range of native pollinators as well and the honey bee. These are the flowers that attract the most pollinators and will do well over the most growing zones.
Includes: Baby Blue-eyes, Poppies, Forget-Me-Not, Purple Coneflower, Spiderwort, Coreopsis, Cosmos, Indian Blanket, Rocky Mtn. Beeplant, Globe Gilia, Tidy tips, Rockcress, Sweet Alyssum, New England Aster, Aspen Daisy, Monarda, Lavender Hyssop
Seeds per pound: 540,000
Recommended seeding rates:
1 oz. covers 100 sq. ft.
4 oz. covers 375 sq. ft.
8 oz. covers 750 sq. ft.
1 lb. covers 1,500 sq. ft.
Honey Source:
A long blooming mix of beautiful, nectar and pollen rich annuals and perennials put together just for our Honey Bee friends. Plant this mix to provide vital nutrition for the European Honey Bees. These hard-working pollinators are necessary for our agricultural production and are a major contributor to our food supply. Lack of native nectar and pollen sources between crop rotations can cause stress and starvation that contribute to colony collapse.
Includes: Rockcress, China Aster, Siberian Wallflower, Spider Plant, Lance-Leaved Coreopsis, Dwarf Sulphur Cosmos, Chinese Forget-Me-Not, Purple Coneflower, California Poppy, Perennial Gaillardia, Gaura, White Upland Aster, Corn Poppy, Rocky Mtn. Penstemon, Lacy Phacelia, Prairie Coneflower, Sweet Mignonette (Reseda Odorata), Smooth Aster, Single Marigold.
Seeds per pound: 442,000
Recommended seeding rates:
1 oz. covers 100 sq. ft.
4 oz. covers 375 sq. ft.
8 oz. covers 750 sq. ft.
1 lb. covers 1,500 sq. ft.