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Offline iddee

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Free flower seeds
« on: March 17, 2015, 09:31:47 pm »
Picked this up from another forum I go to.

http://www.agprofessional.com/news/bayer-cropscience-launches-%E2%80%9Cfeed-bee%E2%80%9D-initiative

Bayer CropScience is launching "Feed a Bee", a major initiative to increase forage for honey bees and other pollinators, including growing 50 million flowers and providing additional forage acreage in 2015.


Feed A Bee - Let’s grow 50 million flowers and increase forage areas to ensure bees have access to the food they need. Each seed packet of 200 seeds gets us just a little closer.
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Re: Free flower seeds
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2015, 09:56:50 pm »
Thanks iddee.  :)
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Re: Free flower seeds
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2015, 07:25:12 am »
interesting that it's coming from Bayer. I wonder if they are non-GMO seeds? Kind of doubt it. I'm pretty negative when I see that company name when it comes to bees.
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Re: Free flower seeds
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2015, 08:22:07 am »
I am having trouble getting their page to download.  I will try again later.
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Re: Free flower seeds
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2015, 09:39:49 am »
 Had to try, put in for the seeds, got just the place about a half mile away to plant for the bees don't want anything close it seems.

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Re: Free flower seeds
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2015, 08:28:12 pm »
Anyone get their seeds yet?  I have not
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Re: Free flower seeds
« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2015, 06:05:53 am »
Quote from: gtrr4 on April 13, 2015, 08:28:12 pm
Anyone get their seeds yet?  I have not

  Nope,Not yet. :sad:
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Re: Free flower seeds
« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2015, 01:30:58 pm »
Been a month, no seeds yet
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Re: Free flower seeds
« Reply #8 on: May 17, 2015, 10:54:22 am »
I received an email from Bayer crop science a couple of days ago.  They claim they were overwhelmed with the response and more seeds would be shipped out when they became available.
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Re: Free flower seeds
« Reply #9 on: May 17, 2015, 01:54:18 pm »
 I got an email my self saying the same thing except to look out for them in June.

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Re: Free flower seeds
« Reply #10 on: May 27, 2015, 08:43:02 pm »
I received a packet of Pollinator Wildflower Mix today from FeedaBee.com aka Bayer.  I guess I will wait to spread them this fall.
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Free flower seeds
« Reply #11 on: June 01, 2015, 06:09:31 pm »
So this came in the mail for me today



Guess it is on the up and up
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Re: Free flower seeds
« Reply #12 on: June 01, 2015, 06:22:27 pm »
I got exactly the same thing in the mail Saturday, I was hoping it would be a lot more seeds than this, says cover 10sq ft, maybe. I was a little disappointed  .

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Re: Free flower seeds
« Reply #13 on: June 01, 2015, 07:58:52 pm »
I responded for our Club and got a box of seed packets three days ago.  About 1.6 packets per member. Won't grow many flowers but its a gesture......  It can't be all bad, there must be some good behind Bayer.  :-)
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Re: Free flower seeds
« Reply #14 on: June 11, 2015, 02:33:53 pm »
I recevied mine as well a week or so ago.
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