Get 500 free wildflower seeds, help save the bees

[Spear Dane]

Ordered several to be delivered to the various grand critters.

Cheerios

 

[rw02kr43]

I filled mine out yesterday.

Jason

 

[SMiller]

Done

 

[whiskeytangofoxtrot]

Hit it early this morning, I'll string them all about here.

 

[Bfish]

I filled it out, I can plant some no problem.

 

[goldtrigger]

Ordered this morning

 

[spencer rifle]

Are we sure none of these are invasive exotics?

 

[hoosierdoc]

Are we sure none of these are invasive exotics?

that's racist

 

[spencer rifle]

that's racist

And speciesist!


I wouldn't care normally, but so much of my job involves trying to undo what was done in the past in ignorance.

 

[HoughMade]

And speciesist!

I wouldn't care normally, but so much of my job involves trying to undo what was done in the past in ignorance.

Shut up. This PR stunt is going to save the bees...or make us feel like we're saving the bees.

 

[alabasterjar]

Are we sure none of these are invasive exotics?

My first thought, too. My wife also works for an small business who's primary objective is eliminating invasives & restoring native flora. Signed up anyways...May be job security!

 

[spencer rifle]

Shut up. This PR stunt is going to save the bees...or make us feel like we're saving the bees.

"Shut up" he explained.

And oats are wind pollinated - no bees involved.

 

[spencer rifle]

My first thought, too. My wife also works for an small business who's primary objective is eliminating invasives & restoring native flora. Signed up anyways...May be job security!

Would that be Blue Heron?

 

[HoughMade]

"Shut up" he explained.

And oats are wind pollinated - no bees involved.

HONEY Nut Cheerios....come up to speed. SAVE THE BEES!!!!

...but don't get the wrong idea. I like free stuff as much as the next guy.

[edit]. Scratch that. I don't want to get a bunch of e-mails and seed catalogs from Veseys Seeds or whoever else they would "share" my info with. Marketing...gotta love it.

 

[mom45]

I have a bajillion seeds I saved from my flower gardens last year so I have ignored all of these "free seed" posts about this. I also wondered just how many would be in there that would take me years of weeding to get rid of. I already have a few things I have bought at the greenhouse that looked really neat that make me wish I had never seen them.

The bees love coneflowers, sedem and so many other things I already have planted, and we seem to have no shortage of bees here. They may not all be honey bees, but we have tons of those along with mason bees and bumble bees. I would love to eliminate the carpenter bees since they do nothing but bore into our house and outbuildings. I think the mason bees do a great job of pollinating.

 

[historian]

And speciesist!


I wouldn't care normally, but so much of my job involves trying to undo what was done in the past in ignorance.

Going back to the Columbian Exchange, Indians viewed clover and bees as signs that smallpox was coming...

 

[hoosierdoc]

Going back to the Columbian Exchange, Indians viewed clover and bees as signs that smallpox was coming...

Why, were clover and bees often found in blankets?

 

[pilgrim]

Went to sign up and they were all out, 100 million goal and they gave out 1 billion!

 

[hoosierdoc]

supposedly in Texas their female governor told people to drive down the interstate and toss out flower seeds. Then they had a lot of really nice flowers along the interstate.

 

[Woobie]

I've got my 500 coming. I'll put it next to my wife's butterfly garden.