free seeds from Burts bees

I bought the Burt's Bees Hand Slave, it is the BEST stuff I've ever used for my poor hubby's hands. They dry out and crack/bleed in the winter, and are so much better after just a few days.

I got mine today. 2pkgs actually. hope i didnt get someone else's too.

I got my free seeds today! A great mixture too! :)

Mike

When I went they were gone, and the site said that they had given out 50,000 packs of seeds. That's a LOT of seeds to give away.

Can someone who has received one tell what seeds were in the packet?

Thanks :)

OH... i posted that in the WS forum... lemme copy/paste

on the package, it states, seed-wise:
Wildflower mix: calendula, shasta daisy, lance-leaved coreopsis, plains coreopsis, purple coneflower, sweet william catchfly

I recieved my seeds today! Thanks much ! I can't wait to plant! The mix sounds great.

I'm thinking about growing these together in a really large pot in the middle of my veggie garden to attract bees, and so it will be easier to collect the seed for sharing. Will this work?

Hey Marie,
thanks for posting this, mine haven't arrived yet. will post when they do.
A.

You can do that with a large pot but if they all grow you will have a big crowd. You could always take out some babies and transplant them into your garden along the way. Hope this helps. BEV

I dont know about all the plants... but the Coneflower, Shasta Daisy for sure wont bloom the first season... I'd have to look the others up... the Plains Coreopsis will.

These are all perennials right? So we have to plant them were they will be undisturbed for years, right ?

I thought Plains Coreopsis was an annual.... but i could be wrong. but it reseeds.
I'd have to look all of them up to know for sure... but the other 2 i mentioned, i know are second year blooming perennials.

I got mine yesterday...sent about..the beginning of this thread..nice for sure...

thanks for the heads up..

Smiles..Diana...

Seeds are no longer available :(

Got mine yesterday, one package, I ordered mine about a week after this thread was posted :))
Janis

WOW, that is the second time I heard they ran out of seeds!
Hey Janis, good to see you girl! :)

Thanks TCS, maybe they will do it again in the future and I'll get 'em then :) I think putting them in a pot in the middle of the garden sounds cool, like a bee-drive-thru...hehe.

Yeah, I requested mine right after Marie posted too.

Wildflower mix:
calendula, [also called Pot Marigold] annual
shasta daisy [Leucanthemum x superbum] second year blooming, perennial
lance-leaved coreopsis [Coreopsis lanceolata (Asteraceae)] tickseed, perennial
plains coreopsis [Coreopsis tinctoria (Asteraceae)] annual
purple coneflower, [Echinacea purpurea] perennial, second year blooming
sweet william catchfly [Silene armeria] perennials to zone8, otherwise annual

Got mine yesterday!

Red

I was going to send off for some and realize I have seeds of almost all of those. I have discovered that the bees love the broccoli blooms. I let some of my broccoli go to seed recently and I had 10 bees on just 2 plants. I was amazed. They loved it. They still visit each day even though most of the flowers are gone now.

The funny apart this is I bet everyone on this board has many many plants for the bees but you see free seeds and a gardener feeding frenzy starts.

BTW my mexican heather is usually loaded with bees to the point that my wife wants me to get rid of them. Last year there was very few bees but it isn't from lack of food in my yard. Hopefully the bees rebound this year.

the "FREE" did it for me.

the Sweet William Catch Fly will be a new one for me.

I grew the Shasta Daisy and Purple Coneflower last year... so hopefully i'll get lots of blooms this year.

I got mine on Saturday.

Hugs,
Moe

I did not sign up for these . I received 2 pkgs and my husband received 1. I did register at wintersow for seeds again this year. That must be where they got our names and address. Cindy

I finally got ONE package today. I don't understand why some get 2-3, and some only get one???

Got mine yesterday...
A.

I've got mine.

Hugs,
Moe

Hi all, here is a response from Burt's Bees on how the seeds were disbursed:

Hi Tammy,

I'm not sure why some people are getting 2-3 seed
packs, but my guess is that they filled out the online
form more than once, either on purpose or by accident.
We really didn't try to control how many times people
applied for the seeds, but we only sent one to each
applicant.

Maybe you guys can all pool your seeds and start a
community bee garden:) If I had any remaining seed
packets, I'd send you more, but we are all out.

I did finally get mine a few weeks ago.

If you can grow it in your zones, I have tons of senna alata seeds. The bees and sulfurs just love it. You can have plenty for SASBE.
Jan...

This message was edited Jan 30, 2008 4:58 AM

I have 6 packs of Bee & Butterfly Mix seeds for sasbe. They'll got to those who did not get a chance to request them from Burt's Bees. The mix contains:

Bee & Butterfly Mix(contains the following): Pot Marigold(Calendula officinalis), Shasta Daisy(Chrysanthemum maximum), Tickseed(Coreopsis lanceolata), Calliopsis(Coreopsis tinctoria), Purple Coneflower(Echinacea purpurea), Dense Blazing Star(Liatris spicata), Gloriosa Daisy(Rudbeckia hirta), Catchfly(Silene armeria)

They'll go to the first six responders. Please post your request here, so that I'll be able to tell who requested first. Thank you.

Hugs,
Moe

I would be happy to get a pack.

Oh , Goody !

I missed out on this offer from Burt's too. I would love to have a pack of these seeds, please!!! Are you in the addy exchange?

Thanks, Sharon

Hi Shelley & Sharon,

I'll set aside a pack for each you. Yes Sharon, I'm in the address exchange.

Hugs,
Moe