Fleurs Abeilles & Cie – mix for bees

Description

Fleurs Abeilles & Cie – mix for bees is a flower seed mix from the Bertrand range, intended for nectar meadows, bee gardens and flower strips for pollinators. The technical data have been cross-checked against the supplier's catalogue and may be used on the website, in the catalogue and in AMIA PDF data sheets.

Advantages

• natural decorative effect
• installation by direct sowing
• suitable for nectar meadows, bee gardens and flower strips for pollinators
• pollinator value: high
• compatible with low-maintenance landscaping.

Features

• English name: Flowers for Bees & Co
• Mix type: Ecosystems
• Life cycle: Multi-year / mixed
• Organic: No
• Landscaping use: nectar meadows, bee gardens and flower strips for pollinators
• Sowing period: March–June or September–November, depending on the type of mix
• Flowering period: June–October
• Height: 20-30 cm
• Exposure: Sun / partial shade, according to the intended use of the product
• Soil type: finely prepared soil, free of weeds, loose and well drained; adapted to the product category
• Water needs: medium; higher after sowing
• Sowing rate: 1–4 g/m²; pentru benzi agricole se poate lucra și în kg/ha conform catalogului
• Coverage area: calculated according to the pack weight and the g/m² rate
• Pollinator value: High
• Offer format: Hobby / retail
• Product code: MP08636

Composition

Composed of 14 annuals and 7 perennials, including: Annual alyssum, Reseda, dwarf Centaurea, annual savory, dwarf cosmos, dwarf poppy, basil, lemon balm, sage, and more. Composed of “true” wild flowers, from our local ecotype when possible, this mix will provide food for bees and a wide diversity of pollinating insects for several years. Composed of 13 annuals and 35 perennials, including: Yarrow*, common teasel, Centaurea*, poppy*, foxglove*, Ox-eye Daisy*, Birdfoot trefoil, mallow, St. John’s wort*, corn-cockle, various Umbelliferae, oregano, meadow clary*, Silene*, viper’s bugloss*. Flowers from Nature Bees Little Carpet for Bees Bees & Co. ORGANIC Bees & Co. Composed of 22 annuals, including: Centaurea ‘Blue Boy’, poppy, Cosmos Sensation, Cosmos Bright Lights, corn marigold, viper's bugloss, lupin, mallow, French marigold, corncockle,

Sowing method

Prepare the ground as for a lawn, spread the seed evenly, firm it lightly and water with a fine spray. Do not bury the seed deeply.

Maintenance

water at emergence; mow/clear at the end of the cycle; for multi-year mixes, maintenance mowing is recommended

Frequently asked questions

Sow from March to June or from September to November, depending on the type of mix, in prepared, weed-free soil; the indicative rate is 1–4 g/m²; for agricultural strips, kg/ha figures from the catalogue may also be used, and flowering runs from June to October.