Fleurs nourrissantes pour les Abeilles - Pluriannuel – bee mix

Description

Fleurs nourrissantes pour les Abeilles is a flower seed mixture from the EconSeeds catalogue (Graines Bertrand brand), from the Les Ecosystèmes range – biodiversity support: bees, pollinators, butterflies, birds. This nourishing mixture, rich in pollen and nectar, provides a genuine concentrate of food resources to strengthen bees' metabolism. In addition to the annual varieties it contains columbines, lavenders, bird's-foot trefoils, catmints and thymes, for flowering spread across the year.

Advantages

• natural decorative effect that evolves throughout the season

• established by direct sowing, no planting required

• Les Ecosystèmes range: biodiversity support: bees, pollinators, butterflies, birds

• suited to low-maintenance landscaping

Specifications

• Product code: MP20242

• Range: Les Ecosystèmes

• Life cycle: Multi-year (annuals and perennials)

• Composition: 20 annuals and 29 perennials

• Sowing period: best in March–May and September–October; also possible in June, August and November

• Flowering period: April–October (in summer of the first year when spring-sown, then from spring in following years)

• Height: 60–100 cm

• Sowing rate: 2–4 g/m²

Composition

Columbines, lavenders, bird's-foot trefoils, catmints, thymes, in addition to the annual varieties.

Sowing method

Prepare the ground as for a lawn: remove weeds including roots, loosen the soil to about 10 cm and level it. Mix the seed with fine sand for even distribution, broadcast it, firm lightly and water with a fine spray. Do not bury the seed deeply.

Maintenance

Water until emergence and weed as needed. Multi-year mixtures should be cut above 15 cm, once or twice a year after flowering, to encourage the plants to start again.