Pollinator Cover Crop Seed
Bees & Butterfly Cover Crop Seed
Pollinator Cover Crop Seed
Bees & Butterfly Cover Crop Seed
Bees & Butterfly Cover Crop Seed
Bees & Butterfly Cover Crop Seed
Close up of crimson clover flower
Bees & Butterfly Cover Crop Seed
Bees & Butterfly Cover Crop Seed
Bees & Butterfly Cover Crop Seed
Bees & Butterfly Cover Crop Seed
Bees & Butterfly Cover Crop Seed

Bees & Butterfly Mix

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$14.95
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Description

A balanced mix of annual and short-lived perennials that can be used for a single season or left growing for 2 to 3 years.

Highly attractive to bees and butterflies, this diverse selection of species produces a continuous supply of blooming flowers, providing an abundant food source for pollinators throughout the growing season.

Bees & Butterfly Mix is also a perfect green manure containing many legumes that will add nitrogen, loosen compacted soils and add organic matter when tilled.

It forms a cover and establishes very quickly, with some seeds germinating as quickly as 3 to 5 days and flowers developing within 30 days.

The seed mix has a large range of planting dates from May until August, but it is best to plant after the risk of spring frost has passed.

Mix includes (see pictures): Buckwheat, Sainfoin, Sunflower, Meadow Fescue, Crimson Clover, Phacelia, Alfalfa, Chicory, Red Clover, Persian Clover, Alsike Clover

Non-GEO

250g covers approximately 1000 sq. ft
1 kg covers approximately 4000 sq. ft

FOR PLANTING PURPOSES ONLY. Seed should not be used as food or feed. 

Quick Guide
  • Hardiness: Zone 2, Annuals & Perennials
  • Growth Rate: Slow, Medium, Fast
  • Germination: 3-14 days depending on species
  • Planting Dates: May 15 - August 10 
  • Seeding Rate: 250g per 1000 sq. ft (10kg per acre)
  • Max Planting Depth:  0.25” - 0.5” or broadcast and tamp to 0.25” deep
  • Growth Habit: Mix of upright and spreading plants that produce an abundance of flowers. 
  • Benefits: Pollinator food, habitat for beneficial insects, adds organic matter, improves soil structure, adds nutrients including nitrogen
  • Sun Exposure: Part Shade to Full Sun
  • Usual Seed Life: 2-3 years 
  • Cover Crop Management: Allow to grow all season. Can be mowed to 3-4” before winter or in very early spring of the 2nd year. Should be tilled and replanted after 2-3 years.

Quality Standards

Our cover crop seed comes from high-quality stock and is tested for germination. We've selected the best varieties available to maximize each species' potential.

For Gardeners, Small Farms & Acreages

Great seed is how every successful season starts, and we want each customer to have the best possible advantage. That's why all the seed we offer is grown, inspected, and handled with care to ensure premium quality.