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Title: Remember those free seeds for bees?
Post by: gardenqueen on May 08, 2009, 14:22:16
I think quite a few of us sent away for those seeds. Has anyones germinated yet, if so what have you got? None of mine seem to have germinated unless they are all weeds!  >:(
Title: Re: Remember those free seeds for bees?
Post by: thifasmom on May 08, 2009, 14:49:37
i mixed mine with some other wild flowers so i can't say if the in particular have germinated or not ??? :-\. but there is germination in the area :)

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Title: Re: Remember those free seeds for bees?
Post by: saddad on May 08, 2009, 18:44:16
Our "beekeeper" was giving out Sainfoil (?) which has germinated now...  :)
Title: Re: Remember those free seeds for bees?
Post by: elvis2003 on May 08, 2009, 18:51:40
not all of ours germinated,those that did are still teensy,but can identify poppies and cornflower so far
Title: Re: Remember those free seeds for bees?
Post by: shirlton on May 08, 2009, 18:57:22
My daughter Tracy planted hers with the kiddies and they are up. Don't know what they are yet though
Title: Re: Remember those free seeds for bees?
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on May 08, 2009, 21:02:20
Quote from: saddad on May 08, 2009, 18:44:16
Our "beekeeper" was giving out Sainfoil (?) which has germinated now...  :)

Sainfoin. It's a type of clover which used to be widely grown as a fodder crop before the advent of monoculture farming. The old books sing the praises of sainfoin as a honey crop, but to all intents and purposes it doesn't exist any more!
Title: Re: Remember those free seeds for bees?
Post by: saddad on May 08, 2009, 21:41:07
It's alive and well on our Lotties... do you want some seed?  :)
Title: Re: Remember those free seeds for bees?
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on May 08, 2009, 22:44:49
I don't have space to grow a worthwhile amount unfortunately.
Title: Re: Remember those free seeds for bees?
Post by: gardenqueen on May 10, 2009, 10:43:45
I just don't believe it!  >:( After posting this thread I had a look to see if I could see any germination and I could, not much, but at least there was some! Where the daffodils have grown, in a circle under a very large conifer, I always let the daffs die down and let the grasses dropped from the bird feeder, grow, and let nature takes it's course! This is where I planted the seeds for bees.

Yesterday OH decided to cut the grass and when I went to top up the bird feeders, I found he had cut back a lot of the circle, including the first sightings of my seeds! ******** Can't possibly repeat what I said!  :o :o :o