CLOSED: Offering Bee & Butterfly Mix for SASBE

Kawonkamish(Greetings),

I have 24 packs of Bee & Butterfly Mix seeds for SASBE. Though they were only going to the ones, who did not get a chance to request them from Burt's Bees. I've decided that everyone, should have the chance to help, the dwindling bee population. So, I made a mix similar to that of Burt's, but added a few extras. Burt's pack states it weighs 300mg. I checked it with a measuring spoon and it came to less than 1/4 teaspoon. I made my packs approx. 1/2 teaspoon. Here's a comparison of what the two contain:

My mix:
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)

Burt's Bees:
Bee Mix(contains the following): Pot Marigold(Calendula officinalis), Shasta Daisy(Chrysanthemum maximum), Tickseed(Coreopsis lanceolata), Calliopsis(Coreopsis tinctoria), Purple Coneflower(Echinacea purpurea), Catchfly(Silene armeria)


They'll go to the first 24 responders. Please post your request here, so that I'll be able to tell who requested first. I'll list below with updates. Thank you. I'll add more packs, if needed or until I run out of seed. I'll Dmail the growing information, when I mail back your SASBE. A strike through a name with a date, means the SASBE has been mailed out to the person.


Updates: The 12 people posted their requests for seed, in another thread and mommymaureen, epb, goofbulb & bsgardens sent their request by Dmail. They're newbies/nonsubscribers, so weren't able to post their requests here. This seems to be going well, so I've added 11 more packs.

Requests so far:

1. savagegardener
2. Chantell
3. beautyreddragon
4. saanansandy
5. mommymaureen
6. 2busygardening
7. lismil
8. adoresaiken
9. jio1
10. jenlee
11. Smegtone
12. kygreg2000
13. somermoone
14. lobsterandi
15. shop4seed
16. villaluna
17. start2luvz4
18. lillyjane
19. epb
20. bunsterco
21. LiliMerci
22. HomersMom
23. herbspirit
24. RatherBDigging
25. lineace
26. goofbulb
27. beckygardener
28. chatnoir
29. Bookrc1
21. bsgardens
22. bobyrd
23. davis1676
24. shokami2
25. QuietMind


Aquene kah nahonnushagk(Peace and farwell),
Moe/Wautukques Sochepo(SnowRabbit)



* This post was edited for updates.






This message was edited May 27, 2008 6:03 PM

Hi Moe,
Please count me in. Sending out SASBE tomorrow.
Thanks.

Kawonkamish jenlee,

I'll set a pack aside for you.


Aquene kah nahonnushagk,
Moe / Wahtukques Sochepo

Hi Moe, I would love to have a pack of those.Please count me in. Sending you a SASBE on Monday. Thanks for the offer. André

thanks for the offer and count me in; will send SASE; is your address posted?

This message was edited Feb 16, 2008 10:03 AM

yes it is.

How thoughtful of you! I was lucky enough to get my pack from Burt's...

Kawonkamish,

Andre, I'll set aside a pack for you.

kygreg2000, I'm registered in the Address Exchange, but I'll Dmail you my address. I've set a pack aside for you, too.

KathyJo, Thank you. I had the seeds and saw how many couldn't get them from Burt's, so I thought this would be the best thing to do with them.


Aquene kah nahonnushagk,
Moe / Wahtukques Sochepo


This message was edited Feb 17, 2008 10:10 AM

Do you still have seeds?
I would love some.
We just moved to the Oregon Coast to a bare yard.
We do have blackberries and holly trees :o)
Thanks!
Karen

I'd love your mix! I live in college dorms, and we have a community garden that is.. well... almost nonexistent.

Maybe the bees would enjoy a visit to my campus?

-Andrea

Kawonkamish Karen and Andrea,

I'll set a pack aside for you both. I'll Dmail you my address.


Aquen kah nahonnushagk,
Moe / Wahtukques Sochepo

Thanks!

Kawonkamish,

Your welcome, somermoone.

Aquene,
Moe/Wahtukques Sochepo

May I please have one. The kiddos age 9 & 11 have become quite the gardners. I'll mail you the bubble this afternoon. Thanks, kim

Are they still available? I have the perfect spot! If available, how many stamps? Thanks! villaluna

I see 4 additional requests. May I also ask for some?

Kawonkamish,

shop4seed, villaluna, & starting2luvz4, I'll set a pack aside for each of you.

Aquene,
Moe/Wahtukques Sochepo

Thanks. Will send SASBE tomorrow. How many stamps do I need to include? Villaluna

I would love a pkg. How do I get your address? I have been lurking around on DG for a while now, but this is the first time that I have posted or asked for seeds & I'm not sure if I have all the info right. Thanks, ") Jan (lillyjane)

Kawonkamish,

Villaluna, two 41-cent stamps is fine.

lillyjane, I'll Dmail you my address.


Aquene,
Moe/Wahtukques Sochepo

greetings!

are any still available? i would love a package if so, and could send a sasbe in the next few days.

thank you for your generosity to gardeners and pollinators.

--bunsterco

Kawonkamish bunsterco,

I'll set a pack aside for you.


Aquene,
Moe/WAhtukques Sochepo

Hi Kawonkamish,
How can I find your address? I'll send a SASE tomorrow!!
You are doing a Great thing here, we are losing our bees!!!
Barb

Kawonkamish Barb,

You can find my address in the Address Exchange or I can Dmail it. I'll Dmail it to you.

Aquene,
Moe/Wautukques Sochepo

oops! I forgot to check back to confirm availability. Now that I have remembered I will send a SASBE out to you tomorrow.

Thank you again!

---bunsterco

If there is some still available, would love to have some. Need more bees!!

Kawonkamish,

bunsterco, I've set it aside for you and will keep an eye out for the SASBE.

herbspirit, I've set a pack aside for you. I'll Dmail you my address.


Aquene,
Moe/Wautukques Sochepo

I would love to help with the bees. If you still have enough, I would greatly appreciate some of your seeds.
I will mail you my SASBE.
RatherBdigging

Kawonkamish RatherBDigging,

I'll set aside a pack for you.

Aquene,
Moe/WautukquesSochepo

have you received my bubble mailer yet? I sent it a long while back.... I hope it didn't get lost :( The post office has been mad at me recently for my dog stealing a dropped letter and running off with it. LOL

Thank you very much, Moe. It is so appreciated.

I would appreciate a pack of your seeds - love the bees

The SASBE will be in the mail tomorrow.

Marilyn in MO

Kawonkamish,

Thanks again, Moe. I mailed my SASBE on Monday.

I have never met you before until I found you on this thread? Can you tell me alittle about yourself and how you got involved in this mission? I would love to know, as I am sure others would too. We appreciate you and what you are doing.
RatherB

Kawonkamish RatherB.,

I'm from Massachusetts and am a member of the Chappiquiddic Band, Wampanoag Nation. I've lived in the same house all my life. It's a quarter acre lot, that is mostly gardens with a small house in between... lol. I've been gardening most of my life. I remember my father working in the vegetable garden and giving me raw vegetables to eat. He would take a few of this and that and walk with me over to the outside faucet and rinse them off and hand them to me. I think my favorite thing was the baby onions. He'd thin them and give me the thinnings. I loved to eat them, but my mother wasn't to thrilled when I'd give her a kiss after eating them... lol. My mom would be in her flower gardens and I'd be beside her catching worms, rescuing them from her shovel. I would also save the frogs and toads from the lawn mower.

When it comes to the bees, I guess it's because, I remember growing up and seeing our gardens full of honey & bumble bees. Lately though, they've been few and far between. I think the most I saw in one day, last summer, was six bees. I remember, when I was little, rescuing them from the swimming pool. I'd scoop them out with my hand and blow on them till they revived. They never stung me, which is a good thing, since I'm allergic to bee and wasp venom... lol.

We didn't get as many blooms to go to seed, last year. It's scary to think, since my neighborhood is surrounded by cranberry bogs. The cranberry owners are worried about the bee loss as well. So when I saw in the forum, that Burt's Bees was offering free seed to help the bees out. I jumped at the chance to get some. Then as I read, after getting my request filled, that they had no more seed to offer and there were still people looking for seed, I saw the need and decided to help out. I purchased some seeds and with seeds from my own plants, I made up these packets. When I measured out the seed from Burt's and saw that it was only 1/4 teaspoon, I thought I should double the amount.

I'm glad it's been a success and that there will be lots of flowers for the bees. I hope that they can find the cause for the bee loss and reverse the decline.


Aquene,
Moe/WautukquesSochepo

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This message was edited Mar 19, 2008 4:18 PM

Moe

I received my seeds yesterday and can't thank you enough! I have plotted out my butterfly and bee garden and can't wait to get started on it this weekend. The bonus seeds were an unexpected surprise! I have added them to my journal and looked them up last night - so exciting! Let the gardening begin! LOL

I loved reading the info on your childhood and home. I can picture you reviving the bees :) What a wonderful spirit you have! I am so blessed to have "met" you.

Again, thank you for your kind generosity.

Em.

Kawonkamish Em,

I've met so many wonderful and kind people, since joining Dave's. It's nice to know that there are such nice people here, wanting to help wildlife survive.

It was quite a sight to see... a six year-old hunched over her hand, blowing on a bee. Once they had revived, I would set them on a leaf to rest. My Mother almost went into hysterics the first time I did it though. I had gotten stung only three times in my life and then only because I had accidentally stepped on the poor dears. My Father had to race me to the hospital. They couldn't stand the fact, I hated shoes and would walk around barefoot all the time... lol.

I discovered last year these tiny bees in my window boxes last year. I looked them up and discovered they were Yellow-faced Bees(Hylaeus spp). They are so tiny, about 1/4 of an inch long. One landed on my fingertip and just sat there looking at me. It was so cute. I must have decided I wasn't a threat and it buzzed off to it's burrow. I could walk right up to the window boxes, even water them and they didn't care. They'd just fly up above the boxes and swarm about, when I was done watering they would fly back to their burrows.


Aquene kah nahonnushagk,
Moe/WautukquesSochepo

Thanks for your reply, Moe. I appreciated that you would share a little about yourself to better understand your passion for what you are doing. Your kind spirit to the nature around you is to be treasured. We thank you for the chance to help you by assisting to revive the bee population.

I used to run barefoot all summer when I was little and I can remember eating cucumbers and peas and stringbeans fresh from the garden after rinsing them. You help bring back memories. I took my share of bee stings on the bottoms of my feet, too, but luckily I am not allergic to them.

Oh! I'd love a pack! I am always looking for more butterfly attracting plants! Any left?

I would love a pack if you have any left -- will pop the SASBE in the mail as soon as you let me know it's OK! Looking forward to helping the bees any way I can.

Sandy