What are Beebombs?

Each pack of Beebombs contains hundreds of seeds and 18 species of wildflowers. The seeds are mixed with clay powder and locally sourced, unfortified soil. The clay supports and protects the seeds whilst they germinate and spreads them as it breaks down under watering. Seedballs are an ancient method of farming that is less destructive to the wildlife buried in your garden, less labour intensive and increases germination rates.

Seedballs or seedbombs have been used for thousands of years as a natural farming technique and were 're-discovered' by Masanobu Fukuoka, a Japanese government plant scientist who is the forefather of modern natural farming techniques and was an inspirational writer and philosopher on the subject of natural farming. The Fukuoka method is used for making the Beebombs which is universally accepted as the most effective and ethical process.

What Grows from Beebombs?

We handmake our seedballs from sheltering local clay and sifted compost, packed with a range of native wildflower species' seeds. Almost all our seeds are on the Royal Horticultural Society's 'Perfect for Pollinators' list and we are constantly improving the recipe to ensure you get an aesthetically beautiful and a wildlife enticing garden from your use Beebombs. Wildflowers are little slower growers than many imported plants and flowers. Some will flower in the first year, but most will not come out until the 2nd year. Your patience will be rewarded with a beautiful wildflower meadow, attracting a range of native British pollinators.

The wild flowers included are:

• Yarrow
• Common Knapweed
• Wild Carrot
• Lady’s Bedstraw
• Rough Hawkbit
• Oxeye Daisy

• Ribwort Plantain
• Cowslip
• Self Heal
• Corn Marigold
• Yellow Rattle
• Common Sorrel

• Salad Burnet
• White Campion
• Red Campion
• Common Poppy
• Cornflower
• Corn Chamomile

Beebombs are designed to ensure creating a diverse and thriving wildflower meadow, could not be easier. Dorset Wildflower Bee Bombs need no gardening skill, no tilling or sowing in the traditional sense. Just throw your Bee Bombs onto cleared soil and await the blossom of colour and return of native bee and butterfly species. I tend to say 'cleared soil' as wildflowers are slow growers compared to grasses and perennial weeds. This means that they can be out-competed at the critical early stages.

In terms of coverage, one pack of Beebombs, covers 21 square foot or 2 square metres.

When can you Beebomb?
Bee Bombs can be scattered throughout the year, the clay protects them until they are ready to germinate. There are diverse opinions on this around the world and many say spring and autumn are particularly good times to start them growing. From experience, it doesn't seem to make a lot of difference in the long run, although I am still testing.
Around 20% will start flowering in the first year. Biennials and Perennials in the mix will start blossoming in the 2nd year.