PERRENIAL COVER CROP MIXTURE FOR BEEKEEPERS

• RAPID FIELD ESTABLISHMENT
Ideal for beekeeping, provides shelter

• LONG AND SPREAD-OUT FLOWERING PERIOD
From spring to autumn

• HIGH BIODIVERSITY
Combination of 7 different species 

Mixture details

88% Fabaceae 12% Others
Species Variety / Type % Weight Frost sensitivity Benefits
White Sweet Clover MELILOTUS ALBUS 8% Produces nitrogen, adapted to calcareous soils, deep root penetration, attracts the natural enemies of aphids. 
Sainfoin ONOBRYCHIS VICIIFOLIA SHELLED 26% -10 °C Perenial legumes, good for animal health. Rich in tannins.
Phacelia PHACELIA TANACETIFOLIA 12% -7 °C Versatile specie that will fill all remaining spaces in cover crops. Good for pollinators and not in botanical family of main crops.
Berseem Clover TRIFOLIUM ALEXANDRINUM 10% -7 °C "Summer" annual clover, sensitive to frost. Best performances for early summer sowing.
Crimson Clover TRIFOLIUM INCARNATUM 16% -15 °C "Winter" annual clover, good biomass development in autumn, not sensitive to frost, usefull to produce nitrogen in spring before sowing of spring crops.
Red Clover TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE 14% -15 °C Adapted to all types of soil and produces nitrogen
Alfalfa MEDICAGO SATIVA 14% -15 °C The queen of legumes to produce high protein forage. Perennial, very competitive.

Sowing & Cultivation

Sowing period Late August
Sowing rate 25 - 30 kg/ha
Sowing depth 1 cm
Duration Perennial

Ideal sowing is in spring or end of summer in 1 cm depth

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