Honey Bee All Season Forage is designed to have a forage for your honey bees in bloom from spring to fall.
5 Pounds covers 1/2 acre. (also available in 50 pounds bags)
Seed Mix consists of:
Yellow Clover: The scientific name Melilotus comes from the Latin Mel (honey) and Lotus, another genus within the Legume family. Sweet clover is a fine source of nectar and pollen for honey bees
White Ladino Clover: One of the best known nectar producing plants. Produces the most nectar when temperatures are between 80-90 degrees. A great spring source.
Dixie Crimson Clover: An excellent honey bee plant to produce a crop of good quality honey. Honey bees love it, produces a long bloom that is full of nectar. Often blooms for 2-3 weeks.
Sainfoin: In 100 Plants to Feed the Bees, the Xerces Society claims sainfoin nectar can have a sugar concentration of up to 60%, and the plants can yield up to 350 pounds of honey per acre. The flavor of sainfoin honey is often reported as lightly fruity and not overly sweet.
Cornflower: (Scientific name; Centaurea) Generally blooms from late Spring until frost. It is reliable, long blooming and easy to grow. Is a nectar and pollen source.
Cosmos: Hot humid weather may slow down bloom in late summer; blooms for about 7 weeks. Growing cosmos from seeds can take about 7 weeks to first bloom. After that, though, your flowers should continue to bloom until the next frost. Moderate reseeder. Provides nectar & pollen.
