Beneficial Insect and Bee Seed Mix
Turn your garden into a haven for beneficial bugs and bees with our Beneficial Insect and Bee Seed Mix.
Did you know that approximately a third of our food relies on bees and other insects for pollination? These tiny creatures play a massive role in our food production.
Attract insects like honeybees, ladybugs, and lacewings to your garden. Our carefully selected mix includes a blend of open-pollinated, heirloom, and untreated flower and herb seed varieties designed to promote and nurture the presence of these beneficial critters.
What’s inside? A mix of annual and perennial flowers like cosmos, calendula, sunflower, zinnia, alyssum, and nasturtium. They’ve got either fragrant flowers or vibrant colors that bees love. It also includes herbs like dill, hyssop, coriander, and basil. Other seeds may include buckwheat, red clover, lucerne, and vetch.
Growing Instructions:
- Plant directly in your garden.
- Soil depth: 0.5 cm.
- Season: Plant in Spring – Summer. In subtropical and warmer climates, can be grown until early Autumn.
- Soil germination temperature: 23-30°C.
- Germination time: 7-14 days.
- Moist, well drained soil.
- Full sun position.
- A 25-gram pack covers about 10 square meters.
- Plant in areas of your garden that can grow a bit wild.
This seed mix isn’t just about pretty flowers and herbs; it’s about creating a habitat that supports our helpful insect friends while adding beauty to your garden.
