Melliferous Summer Floral Fallow Mix

The Melliferous Summer Floral Fallow Mix is a selection of plants chosen for their melliferous flowering and nectar-rich qualities. Easy to grow in ordinary soil and requiring very little maintenance, they can be sown directly in place in spring, in well-prepared and loosened soil, under the sun. The fallow field that is created will flower for at least two years, from the beginning of summer until the first frost, providing an important source of sugars and proteins for honeybees.

This selection consists of 11 species of annual and perennial plants that are fast-growing, hardy, and easy to cultivate. Annuals will flower 6 to 8 weeks after sowing, while perennials will produce their first flowers from the following spring. Some species, especially among the annuals, easily naturalise through spontaneous sowing in ordinary, well-drained soil. The height of the plants does not exceed 60 cm (23.6 in).

Partial composition: Borago officinalis, Centaurea cyanus, Cosmos bipinnatus, Cosmos sulphureus, etc.

Floral fallows are very trendy. This mix blooms for many weeks, limits mowing areas, promotes biodiversity, and grows almost without care: only watering if the weather is very dry and mowing to 10-20 cm (3.9-7.9 in) above the ground in autumn will be enough. Ideal for adding colour and life to a sunny area, this Melliferous Summer Floral Fallow Mix will be particularly useful for the amateur beekeeper who owns a few beehives. It will also attract bees near fruit trees or the vegetable garden, encouraging pollination and fruit production.