Nectar Party

SEMO Nectar Party - Seed Collection

The Nectar Party – honey pasture/forage seeds blends. The goal for an optimal blend was obvious – to provide maximum nectar and pollen production throughout the entire growing season. Nectar Party is the name of our new seed collection of honey pasture/forage blends. Our seed blends for butterflies and bumblebees have been designed for home gardeners. Our blends for bees meet the needs of both professional beekeepers and hobbyists. Bees have always traditionally belonged to the staff at SEMO. We currently have ninety bee hives here at our facilities, so we can say that we know something about the bees. Our bee pasture is blended based on our own experiences. Some months are less productive for nectar and pollen than others. These critical periods occur in early spring, late summer and autumn. A properly assembled blend must provide bee forage even in these weaker seasons.

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One-year honey bee blend - flowering schedule

Species Share of
species on
the field
Month            
IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX X.
Spring rape 2 % x
Fiddleneck 28 % x x x x x x
White mustard 5 % x x
White Melilot 26 % x x x x x
Buckwheat 2 % x x
Anise 23 % x x x
Borage 1 % x x x x x
Oilseed radish 2 %
Coriander 1% x x
Sunflower 0,20 % x x
Dill 6 % x x x x
Cress 3 % x x


One-year honey bee blend - percentages of species representation

Species Latin name Weight
share of seeds
species in the mix
The average weight of a thousand of seeds
(WTS)
Percentage of
species in the field

Spring rape Brassica napus var. napus 10 % 4 grams 2 %
Fiddleneck Phacelia tanacetifolia 20 % 2,5 grams 28 %
White mustard Sinapis alba 10 % 7 grams 5 %
White Melilot Melilotus alba 15 % 2 grams 26 %
Buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum 15 % 25 grams 2 %
Anise Pimpinella anisum 10 % 1,5 grams 23 %
Borage Borago officinalis 5 % 18 grams 1 %
Oilseed radish Raphanus sativus var. oleifera 5 % 7 grams 2 %
Coriander Coriandrum sativum 3 % 10 grams 1 %
Sunflower Helianthus annuus L. 3 % 45 grams 0,2 %
Dill Anethum graveolens 2 % 1,1 grams 6 %
Cress Lepidium sativum 2 % 2,3 grams 3 %

To assess the quality of a mix for bees it is necessary to know the representation of the species. Weight share of seeds species is only an ancillary figure. It is essential to know the share of species on the field.

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