Short-Haired Bumblebee Mix Seedball Tin

Short-Haired Bumblebee Mix - Contains 20 Seedballs

The Short-Haired Bumblebee was declared extinct in 2000, but since 2011 a successful reintroduction project has been underway in Dungeness in Southern England. The project has also been working to protect and improve local wild habitats, which has benefited a number of other local bumblebee species as well. This mix includes 7 super bee friendly flowers: Cornflower, Red Campion, Oxeye Daisy, Wild Marjoram, Viper’s Bugloss, Red Clover and Birdsfoot Trefoil.

One tin of seed bombs will cover 1 square metre in a garden bed or 3-5 medium sized pots (leave at least 10cm between each ball). Best scattered in Spring or Autumn.

Short-Haired Bumblebee Mix Contains:

Cornflower: Cornflowers are edible. They have a cucumber-like taste. Flowers can be consumed in the form of salad and tea, or used as a garnish.

Red Campion: Silenus the merry god of the woodlands in Greek mythology, gave his name to Silene dioica. The second part of its scientific name, dioica, means 'two houses', and refers to the fact that each Red Campion plant has flowers of one sex only, so that two plants are needed to make seeds.

Oxeye Daisy: In Austria and Germany oxeye daisies were hung inside the house as it was believed they would repel lightning.

Wild Marjoram: The Wild Marjoram is not only a wildflower, but can also double up as a pretty damn tasty pizza topping, along with your very best sweet tomatoes!

Viper’s Bugloss: A tall biennial (flowering stem grows in the second year) with incredibly blue flowers emerging from pink buds.

Red Clover: The trifolium can help to break up heavy soil over time, plus it adds nitrogen to the soil, meaning healthy plants all round!

Birdsfoot Trefoil: A perennial with clusters of yellow/orange pea like leaves.Lotus corniculatus is such a sunny little thing, why not try it mixed into your summer baskets and patio pots?

Packaging - 

Plastic free steel tin.

Seed balls don’t need planting or complex propagation – just scatter them where you want them to grow (preferably on top of soil or compost), and let nature take over! It really is that simple! Seed balls will also grow equally well in pots or other planters.

How do I use Seedballs?

Throw onto soil or compost in a garden bed or planter in Spring or Autumn, leaving at least 10cm between each ball.

Your seedball has everything it needs to grow and, once the ball becomes moist and the temperature is right, your seeds will germinate.

What area will my Seedballs cover?

We would usually advise 20 seed balls per square metre, or 3-5 seed balls for a 35cm container.

Steel Tin

Each tin contains 20 balls and around 30 wildflower seeds per ball.

Each seed ball is made from seeds, clay, peat-free compost and chili powder.