PLANTING FOR POLLINATORS— FEBRUARY GUIDE ZONES 4-8

Northern Hemisphere Start Indoors

When planning out our gardens to have a high yield at harvest we need to think about our pollinators as they are the ones that help us get the most from our gardens.

Here is a list of seed types to start indoors or in a heated greenhouse now:

Pollinator Types To Support

Bees 🐝
Butterflies 🦋
Beneficial Insects 🐞
Hummingbirds 🐦

Flowers:

-Bachelor Buttons
Bloom: spring-summer🐝🦋🐞

-Snapdragons
Bloom: spring-fall 🐝🐞

-Pansies
Bloom: spring-summer 🐝🦋

-Heliotrope
Bloom: summer-fall 🐝🦋🐞🐦

-Lobelia
Bloom: summer-fall 🐝🦋🐞🐦

-Yarrow
Bloom: summer-fall 🐝🦋🐞🐦

-Sweet Woodruff
Bloom: spring 🐝🦋

-Impatiens
Bloom: spring-summer 🐝🦋🐞

Herbs:

-Oregano
Bloom: summer 🐝🐞

-Sage
Bloom: summer 🐝🦋🐞🐦

-Thyme
Bloom: july🐝🐞

-Marjoram
Bloom: Late summer-fall 🐝🦋🐞

-Mints
Bloom: summer🐝🐞

*Note —We want to remember to plant a variety so there are flowering plants all through-out the season for a wide variety of our pollinators.

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CANADA
BC
https://www.saltspringseeds.com/
https://eagleridgeseeds.com/
https://www.smallislandseedco.com/
https://fullcircleseeds.com/
https://www.eternalseed.ca
https://brothernature.ca/
https://sunshinefarm.net/our-mission/
https://ravensongseeds.com (herbals & medicinals)
https://www.bcecoseedcoop.com
Alberta
https://www.wildroseheritageseed.com/online-store.html
https://www.seedpotatoes.ca (organic seed potatoes)
https://abunadhseeds.ca/
Saskatchewan
https://sprouting.com (mircogreens)
Manitoba
https://heritageharvestseed.com/
https://mandysgreenhouse.com/
Ontario
https://hawthornfarm.ca
https://www.terraedibles.ca
https://certifiedseeds.ca/
https://www.damseeds.com
https://www.oscseeds.com/
Quebec
https://heirloom-seeds.ca
https://northernseeds.ca/en/about
https://www.terrepromise.ca/
Nova Scotia
https://annapolisseeds.com/
https://www.incredibleseeds.ca/
New Brunswick
https://www.rainbowseeds.ca

USA
https://www.nativeseeds.org/
https://kitazawaseed.com
https://www.adaptiveseeds.com
https://www.fruitionseeds.com
https://strictlymedicinalseeds.com
https://www.rareseeds.com
https://www.highmowingseeds.com
https://www.seedsavers.org/
https://migardener.com/
https://www.clearcreekseeds.com/
https://www.marysheirloomseeds.com/
https://www.botanicalinterests.com
https://www.groworganic.com/
https://territorialseed.com/
https://natureandnurtureseeds.com
https://www.ufseeds.com
https://seedtreasures.com/
https://deepharvestfarm.com
https://www.jlhudsonseeds.net (Public Open Seed Bank)
https://www.jungseed.com
https://www.anniesheirloomseeds.com
https://turtletreeseed.org/
https://uprisingorganics.com/
https://www.woodprairie.com/
https://www.victoryseeds.com/

MEXICO
https://semillasisla.mx

EUROPE
https://www.bingenheimersaatgut.de/en
https://www.organicseeds.eu/

UNITED KINGDOM
https://www.growseed.co.uk/
https://www.organicseedspecialists.co.uk/
https://www.ethicalorganicseeds.co.uk/
https://tamarorganics.co.uk/
https://www.realseeds.co.uk/
https://www.openpollinated.co.uk/

FRANCE
https://www.germinance.com/
https://grainesdelpais.com/
https://www.biaugerme.com/

PORTUGAL
https://www.sementesvivas.bio/

NETHERLANDS
https://www.bolster.nl/
https://www.verbeek.nu/

NORWAY
https://solhatt.no/
https://impecta.no/

SWEDEN
https://nordfro.se/
https://www.runabergsfroer.se/

FINLAND
https://www.siementarha.fi/

SPAIN
https://www.lesrefardes.coop/es/
https://www.semillasvivas.bio/en/
https://cantuesoseeds.com/

ITALY
https://www.macrolibrarsi.it/

IRELAND
https://irishseedsavers.ie
https://seedsireland.ie

GERMANY
https://www.magicgardenseeds.com/

AUSTRALIA
https://www.edenseeds.com.au/
https://www.greenpatchseeds.com.au/organic-seeds.html
https://www.theseedcollection.com.au
https://heirloomharvest.com.au
https://lifeforceseeds.com.au/
https://dhseedharvestco.com/
https://www.succeedheirlooms.com.au/

NEW ZEALAND
https://koanga.org.nz/gardens/
https://www.sethasseeds.co.nz/

SOUTH AFRICA
http://www.organicseed.co.za/
https://sandveldorganics.co.za/
https://simplyafricanseedcompany.co.za/
https://livingseeds.co.za/

INDIA
http://www.nimaigarden.in
https://www.sahajaseeds.in
https://www.ugaoo.com/
https://agriearth.com/

ISRAEL
http://www.nativityseeds.com/

JAPAN
http://www.tanenomori.org/

SINGAPORE
https://www.thelivingcentre.sg/
https://everythinggreen.sg
https://theseedsmaster.com/

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