Bee Feed MixKeep the bees coming back with this colorful blend of 18 types of flowers specially selected for their nectar and pollen producing ability. Providing an entire season of food for honey bees, bumble bees and other native species of bees, this mix is ideal to support their population. Increasing bee populations throughout the summer means that your veggies will have plenty of pollinators to keep the yields at a maximum. Planting rate: 36 ounces per 1000

75–80 days

so place their home near their food source: fruit or nut trees

flavorful hearts

Also includes 2 comprehensive books: Susan Ashworth's Seed to Seed for instruction on saving seed

Its characteristic deep-green pods are 6–8 inches long and quite straight

Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)

Complete with seed saving containers

which are the food of choice for monarch caterpillars

the color and slightly uneven texture of the block face aids the bees in identifying their tunnels

We found its gentle curve especially useful for select asparagus harvests

You can expect up to 25 flowers per plant

Approximately 300 seeds per gram