Bees mixture is a very colourful and for bees attractive mixture of different flower varieties in various shades of red, pink, blue, lilac, yellow, orange and white. It consists of among others: marigold, cosmos, cornflower, zinnia, nastursium, delphinium, flax and tagetes. This mixture contains in total 28 different varieties of annuals, biennials and perennials in different heights.This mixture is very attractive for bees. It blooms from june till september.
1 packet of seeds contains an amount that will suffice for about 5-10 m2. Broadcast the seeds for optimal results.
Outdoor sowing: april - mid july
Germination: 14 - 21 days
Germination temp.: 18 - 20 °C
Sowing depth: shallow - ½ cm
Plant position: sunny
Flowers from: june - september
Sow in the beginning of april on a sunny plot. Mix the seeds with some fine and dry sand to make the broadcasting of the seeds easier. Broadcast the seeds and cover them with a very thin layer of soil or rake in the seeds gently. Keep moist and weedfree. This easy low maintenance mixture for a meadow-land doesn't require much maintenance after the seedlings appear.
In the fall, after the flowers have finished flowering, You can mow the pasture to about 5 cm above ground. Let the clippings dry for a couple of days, before You knock the seeds out of them with a shovel. To ensure that Your meadow-land has another nice flower meadow the following year.
