A balanced mixture of grasses and mainly perennial wildflowers, many rich in both nectar and pollen and known to be especially attractive to honey bees. By growing these species you are helping to support these important pollinators. Sow at 3-4 grams per square metre or 10-16 Kgs per acre.
Mixture specification
(all percentages by seed weight)
80% meadow grass:20% Wild flower
* Species marked with an asterisk are included on the RHS list of Perfect for Pollinators
* BIRDSFOOT TREFOIL Lotus corniculatus 0.98 % of mix
*BLACK KNAPWEED Centaurea nigra 0.98 % of mix
* COMMON EVENING PRIMROSE Oenothera biennis 0.24 % of mix
*COMMON TOADFLAX Linaria vulgaris 0.12 % of mix
*CORN CHAMOMILE Anthemsis arvensis 0.37 % of mix
*CORN POPPY Papaver rhoeas 0.81 % of mix
CRESTED DOGSTAIL (grass) Cynosurus cristatus 40 % of mix
*DANDELION Taraxacum officinale 0.61 % of mix
*GREATER MULLEIN Verbascum thapsus 0.06 % of mix
HEDGE WOUNDWORT Stachys sylvatica 0.61 % of mix
HIGHLAND BENT (grass) Agrostis castellana 5 % of mix
*HOUNDS TONGUE Cynoglossum officinale 2.4 % of mix
*MEADOW CRANESBILL Geranium pratense 1.0 % of mix
*MEADOW-SWEET Filipendula ulmaria 0.61 % of mix
*MUSK MALLOW Malva moschata 1.23 % of mix
*OXEYE DAISY Leucanthemum vulgare 0.49 % of mix
*PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE Lythrum salicaria 0.06 % of mix
*RED CLOVER Trifolium pratense 1.23 % of mix
RED FESCUE (grass) Festuca rubra ssp. Commutata 10 % of mix
*ROUGH HAWKBIT Leontoden hispidus 0.61 % of mix
SAINFOIN Onobrychis viciifolia 2.45 % of mix
SLENDER RED FESCUE (grass) Festuca rubra ssp. Pruinosa 25 % of mix
*TEASEL Dipsacus fullonum 1.23 % of mix
*VIPERS BUGLOSS Echium vulgare 1.65 % of mix
*WILD CARROT Daucus carota 0.61 % of mix
*WILD FOXGLOVE Digitalis purpurea 0.25 % of mix
*WILD MARJORAM Origanum vulgare 0.12 % of mix
*WILD WHITE CLOVER Trifolium repens 1.03 % of mix
*YARROW Achilla millefolium 0.25 % of mix
Honey Bee Mix (80% Grass/20% Wildflower)
- How to Sow: Sow onto a bare weedfree seedbed in Spring or Autumn at 3 to 4 grams per sq. metre (10-16 Kilos per acre) Maintain at a height of 3 to 4 inches for the first 2 seasons to allow space for the wildflower seedlings to develop.


