Seeds for bees

Bountiful bee gardens

Grow your garden buzzy

The Flower Cartel

Everyone can help honey bees simply by growing flowers they love.

We've partnered with The Flower Cartel to bring you a carefully selected range of bee-friendly seeds, along with practical advice to help you create a garden that supports honey bees, other pollinators and the natural predators that keep your garden healthy.

Look for the Good Bee Food logo to find the best plants for your buzzy space.

Make your own bee bombs

One of the easiest and most enjoyable ways to sow wildflowers is with Bee Bombs.

Bee Bombs are small balls of clay, compost and seeds that protect seeds from birds and insects until rain and sunshine create the right conditions for them to grow. Simply place them where you'd like flowers to appear and let nature do the rest.

You'll need

    • 1 cup bee-friendly seeds
    • 5 cups compost
    • ⅔ cup powdered clay (or natural clay soil)
    • Water
    • A mixing bowl

Buzz buzz

    1. Mix the seeds, compost and clay together.
    2. Slowly add water until the mixture holds together.
    3. Roll into small balls.
    4. Leave them in the sun to dry.
    5. Toss them wherever you'd like flowers to grow.

It's that simple.

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Planning your garden

Whether you're starting with a few pots or an entire garden, The Flower Cartel has excellent guides to help you choose the right plants and create flowering spaces throughout the seasons.

Planning your garden - part 1
Planning your garden - Part 2
Planning your garden - Part 3

The Story Behind Bee Bombs

Bee Bombs are based on an ancient technique known as Tsuchi Dango, or "Earth Dumplings", where seeds are protected inside balls of clay until conditions are right for germination.

The method was popularised by Japanese natural farmer Masanobu Fukuoka, author of The One-Straw Revolution. His philosophy was simple: work with nature rather than against it. By scattering seed balls across landscapes, he allowed natural processes to determine which plants would thrive, without relying on chemicals, machinery or intensive cultivation.

Today, Bee Bombs continue that tradition by making it easy for anyone to help create more flowering spaces for honey bees and other pollinators.