Bee friendly garden mix
Bee populations are in severe decline. These insects are an essential part of our ecosystem and play a crucial part in pollinating the food we need to survive. By planting bee-friendly trees in your garden, you can help keep these incredible insects alive.
Transform your garden into a haven for bees and reap the benefits with our bee-friendly mix. This tree pack provides essential pollen and nectar for bees and other valuable pollinators.
Each pack contains four carefully selected tree species, which contribute their own unique benefits to bees and other pollinators.
These packs include goat willow, hazel, crab apple and Rowan.
- Pack of 4 - 1 x goat willow, 1 x hazel, 1 x crab apple and 1 x rowan
- Pack of 15 - 4 x goat willow, 3 x hazel, 4 x crab apple and 4 x rowan
- Pack of 30 - 8 x goat willow, 6 x hazel, 8 x crab apple and 8 x rowan
Hazel trees rely on the wind to reproduce and offer pollen for bees as a source of protein and nutrients needed for growth and development.
The goat willow produces male catkins that look like a cat’s paws. It supports lots of wildlife, including the elusive and regal purple emperor butterfly.
Crab apple reproduces through insect pollination, producing flowers with attractive colours and nectar. These flowers offer crucial pollen for bees. Its fruit will eventually provide food for birds and other mammals.
Rowan has silvery-brown bark and fern-like leaves which turn a lovely burnt red in autumn. In spring you’ll find clusters of creamy-white flowers followed by striking orange-red berries in autumn.
Estimated full grown height:
Goat Willow: 6-10-m, Hazel: 10m+, Crab apple: 7-9m, Rowan: 8-15m
Purchase size and growth:
These trees are cell-grown saplings, ranging from approximately 15cm-60cm in height. Cell grown trees can be planted all year round in most situations as long as they are given the correct care. Please be aware that depending upon the time of year you receive your sapling (particularly early spring) it may not look very perky upon arrival, please do not worry once it has been planted it should pick up quickly.
UK and Ireland Sourced and Grown (UKISG):
Every sapling that we provide is UK and Ireland sourced and grown to minimise the risk of importing and spreading tree pests and diseases. Seeds are collected and stored in the UK and Ireland, and they are all coded and batched so that we can track each individual tree.
More information about the trees in this mix is available here.
The images in this product listing show the saplings bundled and wrapped. This plastic wrap is made from LDPE (low-density polyethylene) and is 100% recyclable, we encourage users to recycle them when you are ready to plant your trees.
