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Sustainable Living => Gardening => Topic started by: Bakersdozen on March 31, 2016, 08:30:34 am

Title: Free Flower Seeds
Post by: Bakersdozen on March 31, 2016, 08:30:34 am

Our "friends" at Bayer Crop Science are offering a packet of free flower seeds again this year.  To get yours go to http://feedabee.com/ (http://feedabee.com/).  There's also a short video to watch with a toe tapping song. 

Title: Re: Free Flower Seeds
Post by: iddee on March 31, 2016, 09:04:07 am

Have your beekeeper club contact them and they will send out a box full of them. Then you can get a handful of them at a club meeting. We have them available at several local clubs.

Title: Re: Free Flower Seeds
Post by: Lburou on March 31, 2016, 09:14:58 am

Quote from: iddee on March 31, 2016, 09:04:07 am

Have your beekeeper club contact them and they will send out a box full of them. Then you can get a handful of them at a club meeting. We have them available at several local clubs.

They sent a box to our Club, the group idea really works, it just takes some time.

Title: Re: Free Flower Seeds
Post by: Bakersdozen on March 31, 2016, 10:14:47 am

Thanks for the suggestion.  As I am the Honey Plants person for our club, I will work on this.

Title: Re: Free Flower Seeds
Post by: apisbees on March 31, 2016, 11:24:22 am

only for USA It would be nice to get bulk for the clubs but I would imagine that some of the plants could be on the knocious invasive species list.

Title: Re: Free Flower Seeds
Post by: brooksbeefarm on March 31, 2016, 11:34:08 am

They are probably not white crap s__w friendly either. ;D Jack

Title: Re: Free Flower Seeds
Post by: Wandering Man on April 01, 2016, 10:36:38 pm

I keep getting told the seeds can only be shipped to the US.

Did Texas finally secede, and no one told me?

Title: Re: Free Flower Seeds
Post by: apisbees on April 01, 2016, 11:40:58 pm

Were you ever, I think Mexico is still hoping to lay claim to it

Title: Re: Free Flower Seeds
Post by: Bakersdozen on April 02, 2016, 06:47:20 am

Thanks for the suggestions Lee and iddee.  I emailed them and received an prompt response that the seeds were in the mail for my beekeeping club.  I didn't ask for a specific amount, but mentioned how many members were in our club.   Dr. Langer is sending a packet for every club member.

Title: Re: Free Flower Seeds
Post by: iddee on April 02, 2016, 07:38:18 am

Now have a member of your garden club do the same for it, so the request won't be from the same person.

Title: Re: Free Flower Seeds
Post by: Marion on April 02, 2016, 08:35:29 am

Betterbee sent me a free package of Borage seeds with my last order. Started them inside and they are up and doing well.

Title: Re: Free Flower Seeds
Post by: Bakersdozen on April 02, 2016, 08:12:46 pm

Quote from: Marion on April 02, 2016, 08:35:29 am

Betterbee sent me a free package of Borage seeds with my last order. Started them inside and they are up and doing well.

Honey bees love Borage.  Good in salads too.  They will also survive some harsh treatment.

iddee, I hope you mean everyone request one seed packet, not 600 like I am getting.   :o

Title: Re: Free Flower Seeds
Post by: iddee on April 02, 2016, 09:07:20 pm

One for each garden club member.