Honey Bee Forage Mix

A pasture mix for honey bees composed of clovers and sweetclovers. Mix forumulations are subject to change without notice depending on the availability of existing and new products. While the formula may change, the guiding philosophy and function of the mix will not.

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Mix Composition

• 20.0% Melilotus officinalis
  (Yellow Blossom Sweetclover)
• 20.0% Trifolium pratense, Medium, Variety Not Stated
  (Red Clover, Medium, Variety Not Stated)
• 15.0% Trifolium incarnatum, Variety Not Stated
  (Crimson Clover, Variety Not Stated)
• 15.0% Trifolium repens, Ladino
  (White Clover, Ladino)
• 10.0% Trifolium alexandrinum
  (Berseem Clover)
• 10.0% Trifolium hybridum
  (Alsike Clover)
• 10.0% Trifolium repens, Dutch
  (White Clover, Dutch)

General Product Information

• Species:

  Honey Bee Forage Mix

• Product Categories:

  Forage & Pasture Sites, Pollinator Favorites, Wildlife Habitat & Food Plots

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Pink, Red, White, Yellow

• Typical Height:

  6.0 ft

• pH:

  5.0 – 8.0

Indicator Regions

• Northcentral & Northeast:

• Midwest

• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain

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Tolerances

Seed Information

• Seeding rate per acre in a mix:

  10 lb per acre with 30 lb per acre of a cover crop (grain oats, Jan 1-Jul 31; grain rye, Aug 1-Dec 30).